Rites of Passage

father-daughter
Sep 15

A Breakthrough Moment, Thanks to Dad

One moment does stand out for me. When I was a teenager, my father told me I couldn’t do something […]

denby
Sep 04

A Week of My Own

There was a time I wore my To Do List like a badge of honor. I did it all: held […]

academic
Aug 29

Academic Achievement As A Way Out

When I was 12 years old we (my mother and my three siblings) moved from Colombia to the US to […]

building-boundaries
Aug 07

Building Boundaries

The most challenging and ongoing struggle in my life is maintaining a relationship with my over-bearing, narcissistic mother. I constantly […]

promise to myself
Aug 06

A Promise to Myself

There have been so many breakthrough moments in which I crossed a barrier to self-acceptance and self-love, moments in which […]