I consider myself an “emotional essayist”.

Am also an attic dweller (THIRD FLOOR!) and a thriver, having survived much more than awkward family gatherings. I write authentic, real-life stories with raw, fearless honesty, hard-earned hope and a dash of love for the woman I was - and the one I’m still becoming.

You’ll find essays on a wide range of topics drawn from what feels like five distinct lifetimes: growing up, embracing ultra-conservatism, navigating unconventional motherhood, and getting beautifully lost in places like NYC and Abu Dhabi.

Some pieces are funny. Some aren’t. But all of them are true.

This site—and my podcast, Kicking That Kactus—is where I take life’s sharpest chapters and turn them into stories for healing, connection, and maybe even a laugh when it’s least expected.

Because the outside might be prickly but the core is still soft.