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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 …

The weight of baby weight

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 / in: babies, change, diet, food, health, pregnancy, running, vegetarian meals, writing

I remember hearing a story years ago about how a friend who was breastfeeding couldn’t keep weight on her body. …

What pregnancy taught me

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 / in: babies, change, pregnancy, strength, women, writing

I watched entirely too much Dexter to feel fully comfortable with what was happening with my body. But then again, …

Pregnancy and the broken body

June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 / in: babies, change, pregnancy

I woke up in the middle of the night recently and found blood crusted to my face. It ran from my …

Making tough choices

March 10, 2017 / in: change, future, writing

As it turns out, all of 2017 has been filled with really big — and incredibly tough — decisions needing …

2014: The Sound of Suck

December 22, 2014 / in: change, future, music, writing

As 2014 wraps up, I’m just going to go ahead and say what I’ve been thinking all year long: this …

Adios, Albatross

June 10, 2014 / in: change, future, health, joy, writing

I had a sneaking suspicion I was going to really suck at this 30 day blog challenge. I was right. …

Little reminders

June 4, 2014 / in: change, comics, female athletes, fun, future, inspiration, Kansas City, Kansas City Roller Warriors, Kansas City sports, roller derby, writing

It is 12:15 a.m. on a Wednesday morning and I am laying in bed icing my knee and finishing up …

Day one on day two

June 2, 2014 / in: change, strength, writing

A day late and a dollar short. This seems to sum up my life as of late, and as I …

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