There is a heaviness in the air this holiday season for me and so many that I know. Grief is palpable. I know several people who are in my personal care circle who have lost family and loved ones to COVID-19 and other reasons. I have been extremely blessed to…

Whew, chile! We are living through a time! Unprecedented in more ways than one. The world is living through a global pandemic. Yet, the United States is adding its own special sauce of rugged individualism, self-aggrandized elitism, and faux-exceptionalism, always with a dash of structural racism, to the mix. I…

I’m writing this as we are in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic. Here in the U.S., there are a number of cities and counties with shelter in place orders. People are practicing social distancing. Some are self-quarantining. Others are hospitalized. And most tragically, many have died. The coronavirus…

Chronic stress is real and has deadly consequences. Luckily for me, I made a decision to take control of my health and am focused on my…

2019 is rapidly coming to a close. I am, like most of you, reflecting on the year that has passed and looking toward the new one approaching. We’re entering a new year and a new decade. Some people think that makes it a bigger deal than another year transition. However…

One of my dearest friends told me recently that I only have two modes when it comes to conflict — silence or violence. More accurately, I default to this mode when I’m insecure in the relationship for which I’m having conflict. In my closest and most meaningful relationships, I am…

I’m 45 years old and I made the biggest career change of my life this year. What the hell was I thinking??? Truth be told, I was feeling more than I was thinking. What I was feeling was burnout, undervalued, demoralized, exhausted, angry, invisible, mistreated, did I mention exhausted?, dull…

I awoke Monday morning, blindly reached for my phone and checked Facebook. Sadly, I find that checking social media has become a part of my morning routine. Part of it is that I’m not a morning person so I’m desperately seeking out blue light and stimulation of some sort to…

I live in Houston, TX. I have lived here for 12 years now. It took about 5 years for the city to really grow on me, but now that it has, it is home. I quite love this city actually. So living through these past few days with Hurricane Harvey…