Open Seas

All the work, chronologically.

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Words

March 1, 2023

Words were my refuge.

languagemeaningchangehealingprocessing

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Noticing

March 2, 2023

Noticing is the first and most important step in learning to feel your feelings.

feelingdissociationintellectualizingbreathingnoticing

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Phone Calls

March 2, 2023

Hello!

relationshipdissociationconflictboundaries

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Writer’s Block

March 2, 2023

Writer's block feels different now than it used to.

languagecolormemoryhealingprocessing

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Thank You

March 9, 2023

Thank you to the voices...

voicesdissociationbraverypersistence

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Certainty

March 22, 2023

I am certain I like mine better

independencetrustconfidencenewness

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What If,

March 28, 2023

I think, therefore I am

intellectualizingvoicesperspectivepersistence

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Alone

June 28, 2023

I won't do anything about it.

frustrationvoicesself-careangerdepression

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Aftermath

January 11, 2024

My emotions are at peace.

changebitternesshostility

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phone

April 5, 2024

i pick up my phone again...

addictioncyclestechnologyhostility

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numb

April 6, 2024

...

numbness

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Sitting

April 11, 2024

I've been doing a lot of sitting around and waiting lately.

restcyclesvoices

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Good

April 26, 2024

I feel so good about this one...

cyclespersistenceabundance

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decisions

July 29, 2024

there are no more decisions to be made

patiencevoicesoscillationfaith

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exhaustion

August 25, 2024

still, though, i feel compelled

reflectiondocumentingmemory

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endurance

September 7, 2024

it worked.

persistenceoptimismabundance

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burning

October 4, 2024

there is a white hot searing pain in my chest.

patiencefeelingfrustration

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tuesday

October 29, 2024

it is a sleepy, rainy morning.

presencegratitudeperspective

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Omnipresence

November 3, 2024

At the center of my mind...

presencedissociationreflectiongrowthacceptance

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party

December 14, 2024

Anti-social?

presencenoticingacceptance

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Twenty Twenty Four

December 31, 2024

my reflections on the year

presenceacceptancegratitudereflectionhope

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hospitals

January 30, 2025

trauma unprocessed is heavy on my heart today.

trauma-responsevoicesresilienceprocessing

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SPRING

March 10, 2025

Year after year.

noticingchangeseasons

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Elevator Tiles

March 10, 2025

Worn unevenly...

noticingperspective

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Corners

March 14, 2025

I feel safest in corners.

noticingsafetysensing

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Belief

March 31, 2025

Our beliefs inform our reality.

faithabundancechange

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Context

April 7, 2025

you don't have to tell me.

frustrationbitterness

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dreary

April 10, 2025

there's beauty in these parts

presenceacceptancepersistenceperspective

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The Plight of a Poet

April 14, 2025

The Poor Poet is trapped inside herself

sarcasmvoicesreflectionperformance-piece

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My Little Luna

April 19, 2025

She is so loved and so deserving.

presenceloveanimalsfriendship

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visions

April 21, 2025

i am detaching from the things i held onto.

uncertaintynoticingacceptancepreparation

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Patience

April 28, 2025

EXPECT DELAYS.

uncertaintypatiencefaith

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Fun

April 29, 2025

Write because it's fun.

confusionpresencenoticing

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quick, quick

May 9, 2025

You Can Do It.

presencedissociationtrustaddiction

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Delight

June 12, 2025

I am greatly pleased today.

presenceabundancefaithtrust

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a martini in the fridge

June 22, 2025

i feel dearly-loved

lovegratitudepresenceabundance

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death through the window

June 27, 2025

Death stays still.

uncertaintynoticingpresence

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Full

July 3, 2025

I have made it...

journeyreflectionpresence

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Joy

August 3, 2025

Raw. Unfiltered.

presencegratitudegrowth

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How On Earth

August 23, 2025

ILYSM

lovegratitudefriendship

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Before My Alarm

September 4, 2025

I am lucky

lovepresencegratitude

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My Professional History, Narratively

September 22, 2025

Biology to data science to engineering, in story format.

storytellinghistory

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Cracking

October 28, 2025

Progress.

growthnoticing

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Relief

November 2, 2025

The utter relief of knowing something is not for me...

noticingchangebody

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Reclamation

November 11, 2025

I can do it.

cyclesnoticingchange

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Bold & Brave

November 12, 2025

I am boldly and bravely frustrated

presencefrustration

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For You

November 13, 2025

I am so grateful for your time.

gratitudehope

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Feels Bad

November 23, 2025

Something feels bad.

presencedepressionbody

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Compartmentalize

November 24, 2025

Don't trauma dump.

confusionfrustrationoscillation

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Jitters

November 25, 2025

I'm writing this poem...

presencebodyprocessing

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Strong People

December 2, 2025

It's ugly, it's slow...

presencebodyprocessinghope

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Pulling

December 6, 2025

I am learning a lot

presencebodyprocessinghope

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Moving

December 29, 2025

It's a highlight moment

hopepresencerelief

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Twenty Twenty Five

December 31, 2025

The message I've sent myself is clear

reflectionaccomplishment

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Friendship!

January 9, 2026

People say 'Community is inconvenient.'

reflectionjoylovehonorfriendship

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Interconnections

January 12, 2026

This is radical

learningconnectionnewness

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Show Your Work

January 12, 2026

I think that's what I've done here

vulnerabilityself-doubtreflection

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FINALLY

January 12, 2026

Years, endless years...

voiceschangereliefprideaccomplishment

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Pinpoint Black Hole

January 16, 2026

The symbol traverses layers of interpretation

noticingdescriptionpresence

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A Reminder

January 17, 2026

Take control of your calm.

groundingcalmtrust

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The Silver Necklace

January 18, 2026

I have never been a jewelry person.

patternsvoicespresencesymbolism

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are you ok?

January 23, 2026

a funny feeling

heartbreakendingconfidencepresence

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Solid.

January 28, 2026

Falling like a cinderblock

determinationbodyresilience

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Fried.

February 2, 2026

I feel like a pinched nerve

overstimulatedchangeexpansionexhaustion

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Evidence

February 4, 2026

Just this morning, a sign came.

trustconfidencecertainty

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Like Me!

February 5, 2026

I am new, somehow.

noticingalivejoytransition

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Dewdrops

February 12, 2026

I am fine mist

reflectionacceptancepresencerestdiversitywater

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Across

February 14, 2026

I crumpled through the threshold

homecommunitysupportexhaustion

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Molten

February 16, 2026

Injustice, sustained

injusticeheatdocumentation

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Imagination

February 18, 2026

In the moments my vision returned...

exhaustiondeterminationhopeprayer

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Drain The Wound

February 19, 2026

I showed up every day, with my agency

agencybitternessacceptancehonesty

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Real Tragedy

February 20, 2026

I saw all the darkness and loved across it.

reflectionangerhonesty

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Tender

February 23, 2026

Nobody is crazy here.

presencebodyprocessingrestsafety

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Anger

February 25, 2026

I thought this feeling was explosive.

angercalibrationrooted

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Wave After Wave

March 4, 2026

I am fifteen feet off the beach

surrenderflowfreedomsovereigntydignitypowerdiversity

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Full Of Myself

March 9, 2026

May my grief-stricken words make their way through the algorithms

actionsarcasmvoicesperformance-piece

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Walk-In Closet

March 13, 2026

Just The Way I Like It

healingflashbacksmovementgrowthbodypresence

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A Disgusting Impulse

March 17, 2026

This woman fingered her own mouth

desirechangedirectionconfidenceexpansion

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It'll Work Itself Out

March 19, 2026

fight or flight, when she can do neither

trauma-responsebodypresencedocumentation

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Revisiting!

March 22, 2026

As we certainly know by now...

reflectiongriefpridepresence

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Just Write The Truth

April 3, 2026

I was fighting for my sanity in the margins of my notes app.

offeringscallsupportserviceopportunity

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Pride-full

April 4, 2026

One little light says,

progresspresenceappreciationrecognitionbody

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Pocket Storms

April 16, 2026

something's coming

presenceobservationnoticingwatergratitude

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Water Mill

April 22, 2026

My mighty river might just feed this whole town.

presenceobservationnoticingwaterconfidencepressurechurnbody

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A Siren On A Dance Floor

April 25, 2026

I kiss a woman in a nightclub...

processingqueernessmagnetism

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A Beat, A Breath

May 3, 2026

Looking over the detritus

bodyprocessinggriefpridewarmthcolor

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The Texture of Transition

May 6, 2026

Steady as ever, I am seasick

transitionprocessingcyclesvoiceswater

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Joy, Holy Joy

May 11, 2026

The power of capacity and community.

joyfriendshippowersupportcolorsafety

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missing home

May 12, 2026

i am no longer fighting fight or flight

presencenoticingbodyself-lovejoygratitude