The Cultivated Life Journal

I think one of the biggest pieces of fruit to come from my deconstruction journey has been this: I can no longer gaslight myself just to remain in alignment with my Christian values. And when I say that, I don’t mean that I stopped caring about truth, compassion, forgiveness, grace, redemption, or believing the best in people. I think I’m finally learning how to practice those things without lying to myself. For a long time, I thought being a good Christian meant making the t

To be in a season of “fulfillment” is incredibly humbling...

a major key to life is cultivating a community of safe people to do life with, who will travel with you through the messy middles...

For a long time, I was building from survival... from urgency, from fear, from the need to prove something or escape something. But this...

“Wait, I’m not ready for the day to end yet.”

It’s forcing me to relearn what life looks like as a healed woman.

A poem inspired by 'Someone almost walked off wid alla my stuff.' by Ntozake Shange Someone almost ran off with all of my stuff! And I...

It's my birthday week, so it's about time for a good reflection!

High There! 👋🏾 If you are reading this, I hope you are doing well! 🌻 It’s been a while since we last sesh’d together, but I am super...

*Study Break* Yoooooo... We just finished the heaviest part of a two-year group project for my program and I'm pressed! For context, we...