5/1
Stress
Read Time: .5 minute
We feel before we know. The car bounced a little when I hit the post. “Shit.” A quick glance and... View Article
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Archive for: Emotions
4/7
Becoming: Sleeping out
Read Time: 12 minutes
Acting out as a fostered and adopted child was my norm. “The lights are out.” “Teddy! Wake up, wake up.... View Article
4/6
Negotiations: Bully
Read Time: 4 minutes
Sometimes avoidance, is key to survival. Just like home. I’d arrived. Twenty-one and a newly hired design illustrator at Boeing.... View Article
Fear puts a decision on ice
Read Time: 2.5 minutes
“If I fuck this up, my family will hate me forever,” was the thought. And with it the project stopped... View Article
3/3
Adoption Series: Ledger
Read Time: 4 minutes
I was fostered at birth and adopted at five months by the Leonhardts. I meant to make him feel bad.... View Article
2/21
The interview: Spreadsheet
Read Time: 3.5 minutes
A client shared this with me (details changed to protect my client’s privacy). I was struck by the raw emotion... View Article
2/17
Mutual Mentors: We share, listen and learn
Read Time: .25 minute
Saturday, March 2nd, in person, in Bellingham, limited to ten people, from 10 until Noon, $25. Coffee, tea, snacks, and... View Article
1/23
Mutual Mentors: Addicted to the work
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Next session: Saturday, February 3, 10 to Noon Five have signed up as of today, Tuesday, January 23rd. We’ll talk... View Article
1/20
Adoption Series: Lonely
Read Time: 3 minutes
Lonely and unable to ask why. A hollow ache filled my chest, an emptiness where belonging should have been.... View Article
12/17
Adoption Series: Christmas
Read Time: 4 minutes
I pushed ahead. Not sure why. I knew the scene I envisioned wouldn’t get the result I wanted. (My writing... View Article
