I started journaling as a new mom in 2009, unsure if I would ever have the courage to share my truth about my postpartum struggle—wondering whether the science of happiness I had studied and practiced really applied to the experience of motherhood. 

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Four years later, I was nine months pregnant with my third baby when my toddler suffered a life-threatening burn injury. That night, I emailed friends asking for help—and began to find my voice as a writer on resilience and motherhood by the grace of all the blessings I found in a burn unit. You can read that story here:

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This website holds an archive of the writing I stand on today—work featured in publications ranging from parenting to psychology, chronicling my evolution as a writer and the word-by-word process of healing that inspired my forthcoming memoir, The Good Within Our Midst. ​​​​

 

For my current writing, you can find me on Substack @TheArtistryofFaith. I also co-create essays and podcasts @TheMagdaleneThread, exploring Mary and the feminine voice of Christianity. 

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• The Art of Letting Go—a blog feature by WYLD Leadership, 2018

• Peas are Peas & Other Advice—published on Babble.com then picked up and rerun by ABC News, 2016

• I Didn’t Believe in Rainbow Babies—a Huffington Post feature, 2016

• I'm Not a Parenting Expert—published by Scary Mommy in 2016

• A Note on Positive Parenting—published in the MAPP Alumni Magazine, 2017

• The Power of Gratitude—published by The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, 2015

• Growing Through Adversity—published on Positive Psychology News Daily, 2015