the gentle way
a home for neurodivergent women unlearning performance & rebuilding trust with their bodies
04
Aug
The cost of acing human school

The cost of acing human school

5 min read
26
Jul
The terrible, awkward, vulnerable beginning

The terrible, awkward, vulnerable beginning

An essay about the strange, vulnerable space between knowing it's time and actually beginning. A reflection on fear, agency, shame, and the courage it takes to trust what your body has known all along.
4 min read
16
Jul
Maybe you are your first client

Maybe you are your first client

5 min read
23
Jun
The moral injury is global

The moral injury is global

As technology collapses the distance between suffering and witness, humanity is learning what it means to carry a global conscience in real time.
1 min read
08
Jun
Our last hug

Our last hug

A poem on the last hug with a loved one
1 min read
08
Jun
I hate that radical acceptance is the invitation

I hate that radical acceptance is the invitation

An excerpt from Still Here: A Poetry Memoir of Grief & Love. wise people say radical acceptance is a healing
1 min read
01
Jun
Start Here

Start Here

The Gentle Way is a home for neurodivergent women unlearning performance and rebuilding trust with their bodies. If you’re
5 min read
26
May
How to stay human in a timeline we hate

How to stay human in a timeline we hate

how do we stay human in this timeline we hate we practice triple vision we love our neighbors — with creative
26
May
What justice sensitivity feels like

What justice sensitivity feels like

neurodivergent humans have a frustrating quirk in their nervous systems called justice sensitivity it’s not just an opinion or
1 min read
26
May
I can feel this. And I'm still here.

I can feel this. And I'm still here.

it takes work to be the people who can stay awake to the pain around and within us it’s
1 min read