Well it’s been an interesting summer… I must say between the roller coaster of COVID-19 and heart wrenching pain the world is finally starting to wake up to with the #BlackLivesMatter movement, I’m feeling a mixture of frustration, fear and hope all mixed into one complex time. Like many others, I am itching for the comfort of a gathering amongst my friends, family and community while the world appears so divided and so many of us are suffering. Suffering from the realization

Well Summer is here… despite where the world is right now. The temperatures are rising and many people despite quarantining, protesting and listening are also attempting to find a bit of peace. My goal with this blog has always been to entertain, inspire, indulge; but it’s also about being authentic about where I am. And where I am right now is hopeful. Hopeful we will progress as a country, hopeful we will do so by not changing who we are but instead evolving into better ver

This is an important moment in history… The #BlackLivesMatter movement started a longtime ago, but unfortunately the intent hasn’t seemed to have garnered the support it deserves until now, and we still aren’t anywhere near the goal of true equality. But in my very humble opinion, we have made progress, not enough, but we have made progress. As a social worker and therapist I have spent the last ten years of my academic and professional life learning and working with the syst