Autotomy & Self-Abandonment

Autotomy & Self-Abandonment

When Survival Requires Letting Go Sometimes survival doesn’t look like triumph. Sometimes it looks like quiet self-amputation. For years, the only way I knew how to stay alive—emotionally, relationally, even professionally—was to cut off parts of myself and let them...
What 2025 Taught Me in the Shedding

What 2025 Taught Me in the Shedding

This year didn’t ask me to become more. It asked me to unbecome everything I had layered on top of myself in order to function, survive, impress, manage, please, control, or stay safe. 2025 was less about forward motion and more about turning toward the places inside...