If you want to fly, you have to give up things that weigh you down.

How and where we direct our attention shapes our experience of ourselves, others, and the world.

Nelly, my wise and feisty Irish Nana, used to say, “Wherever you go, there you are.”

This is an essay about one day in my life as a mom that took place over a decade ago. It just spilled out of me, as though it had happened yesterday.

Stories are woven throughout our lives; some are beautiful and empowering, some are sad, and some are fake news.

Motherhood has been the most beautiful, challenging, transformative, and occasionally disorienting experience of my life so far.

I started this post in July of 2019, close to five years ago.

I recently undertook a journey to complete my undergraduate degree,