My Coastal Summer 2024 Capsule Wardrobe
A capsule wardrobe is a seasonally-curated selection of matching clothes that simplifies your life. Mine is inspired by the coast with a splash of color.
Energy Protection for Creatives and Empaths
Creatives are often people pleasers. This is because they have strong intuition.
How to Stop Worrying About Money
What I really wanted was to stop worrying about money. Not as a way to “manifest” more money, but just because I was sick and tired of feeling like I’d touched a hot oven every time I paid for something.
Daily Practices for Getting Grounded
Creativity and channeling are closely related. If you feel drained after making art, you need to get grounded.
We Need More Utopian Fiction
Because if fiction writers can’t imagine a better world, who can?
Dog Deities: A Short Story
“Dog Deities” is a whimsical retelling of the Greek myth of Daphne, a cultural criticism of consensus thinking, and most importantly, a story about the soulful connection between humans and dogs.
5 Orange County Yoga Studios That Offer Classes With Reiki
It’s no surprise that many yoga studios are beginning to offer reiki, either integrated into classes, as a monthly workshop, or a donation-based community event.
Below, find studios that offer reiki for groups that can be attended as a drop-in.
My Method for Writing a Short Story
In this post, I’m going behind-the-scenes with a recent short story called “Dog Deities.” I’ll share where the idea came from, the process for drafting and gathering feedback, and the big creative decisions I made along the way.
I Want to Keep Writing
Art is communication. When a piece of writing is in a middle state where it’s had effort poured into it but hasn’t yet been released to an audience, it can feel empty, like the tree falling in the forest with no one to hear.
Coconut Lime Banana Bread
My experimental take on banana bread is bright, not too sweet, and as a bonus, it’s accidentally vegan.
Premarital Sex Is Not a Sin
Christianity is built on unconditional love, not good morals. Check out these perspectives from other Christians who have rejected the idea that premarital sex is wrong.
3 Memoirs to Help You Heal From Purity Culture
These incredible memoirs address purity culture with equally authentic and vulnerable storytelling. I hope these books help you feel more at home within yourself.
Is Sex Before Marriage a Sin?
Sex is a sensitive and personal topic, and it's no surprise to see divergent points of view. Let's look at both sides of the debate around whether sex before marriage is a sin.
Manifestation Success Stories Using the ‘To Be Magnetic’ Process
A year ago, I signed up for To Be Magnetic’s manifestation community and workshops, and immediately found their manifestation vocabulary to help me not only make choices more confidently, but also to understand how I was able to get so many “answered prayers” when I was an evangelical Christian.