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Choose your battles: How small fights can make change happen

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 / in: change, female athletes, grief, inspiration, Kansas City, Kansas City sports, roller derby, sadness, strength, women, writing

When I first started grad school, the professor who ended up becoming my thesis committee head said something to me …

My hometown is imploding and it’s time things change

November 21, 2019 / in: sadness, writing

It’s been just under week since a horrible incident shook my hometown to its core: a 10-year-old died by suicide. From what …

Letters to my concussions

May 6, 2016 / in: roller derby, running, sadness, sports, writing

Dear #1: You can into my life unexpectedly. So unexpectedly it made my head spin. I was out on a …

Homeless and heartbroken

June 27, 2013 / in: change, fear, female athletes, future, home, Kansas City, Kansas City Roller Warriors, Kansas City sports, marketing, patience, roller derby, sadness, sports, sports marketing, strength, writing

It was about a week ago that I got a concerned message from Mr. KC Carr of KC Derby Digest, …

For Boston

April 17, 2013 / in: Boston, fear, health, inspiration, justice, running, sadness, sports, strength, writing

I’m a runner. I was a runner long before I was a derby girl, and it’s a passion with which …

Broken hearted

December 9, 2012 / in: ALS, health, inspiration, sadness, strength, writing

My heart has been breaking the past few days over the loss of a long-time family friend. The son of …

Piercing the sky

May 26, 2012 / in: change, health, nostalgia, sadness, strength, writing

I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of a violent storm wailing outside my window …

Thunder Thighs and Cellulite: When is Enough, Enough?

February 7, 2012 / in: change, diet, health, sadness, soapbox, strength

For a couple of months now, I, along with literally thousands of others, have been following the story of my …

Striking a nerve

July 24, 2011 / in: sadness

It was five years ago today that my body started telling me something was really, really wrong. It’s strange, looking …

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