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Just Between Us (Entry Six) “Unlearning in the Kitchen”

Dismantling unconscious ableism is what I’ll be known for in my family ancestry. Not the loudest one at the table, not the one who keeps the peace, but the one who looks around and says, hey, this doesn’t feel fair. Let’s start again. Full story in the new Just Between Us.

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Just Between Us (Entry Five) “Love, Without Earning It”

I spent years rowing toward a horizon I could never quite reach. Now I’ve stopped paddling… and somehow, the current brought me here. This is about the strange, fizzy joy of being loved just for being. Full story in the new Just Between Us.

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Just Between Us (Entry Two) “After the Spell Breaks”

What if intimacy isn’t about keeping the spark alive, but finally putting out the fire you’ve been burning in?

Love, have you ever confused being desirable with being dutiful?
Same. Let’s talk about what happens when we stop performing and start choosing.

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Just Between Us (Entry One) “Full but not busy”

Last summer was loud, busy, and lonely. This summer? It’s full; of meaning, of connection, of me. I’m reflecting on the shift from burnout to boundaries, from hustle to flow, & what it really means to feel full in the season you’re in.

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