Favorites & resources
A few things I keep on the shelf
Nothing here is sponsored and nothing here is a prescription. These are just the things I've handed to friends across a table, more than once.
Books I keep re-reading
The ones with cracked spines and coffee rings on the cover.
Anything by Barbara Brown Taylor
For the nights faith feels more like weather than certainty.
The Gifts of Imperfection Brené Brown
Read it the year I stopped performing.
Psalms, unhurried
Not a chapter a day. One line, sat with.
Bird by Bird Anne Lamott
For anyone terrified of the first draft of anything.
For hard seasons
What I actually reach for, not what sounds noble.
A ten-minute walk with no phone
Embarrassingly effective.
One honest text to one safe friend
You don't have to summarize it well.
Therapy, unglamorously and consistently
Faith and counseling are not competitors.
Psalm 34:18
Close to the brokenhearted. Still true on the worst day.
In my kitchen
Because the coffee reference isn't only a metaphor.
A pour-over and four quiet minutes
The slowness is the point.
Whole beans, medium roast, nothing fancy
Fresh beats expensive every time.
The heavy cream
Life is short. Use the good cream.
One mug that's actually yours
Mine is chipped and I will not be replacing it.
For the leading years
Things I hand to the young women I mentor.
A written list of what you won't trade
Decide before the offer comes.
One mentor, one peer, one person you're pouring into
All three, always.
The phrase "let me think about that"
A complete sentence. Use it freely.
A record of your wins
Confidence is evidence you remembered to keep.
Pull up a chair
A little grace in your inbox
Stories, reflections, encouragement, and the things I'm learning along the way. No pressure, no perfect life, just a note from one woman to another.