Essays

Essays on community, hope, and taking action.

Five Years, Five Lessons, and Cake

There’s a lot of change and growth that happens in five years. Even though much of what I’ve learned has to do with a disease I would have never chosen, I am grateful for the lessons I’ve learned because of it. So, here are five things that were actually big learnings for me in the…

Good Work

By many accounts, I’ve had a productive year. I don’t know how to feel about this.

Community Care

One of the greatest helps since being diagnosed with cancer has been community. Community has been a significant part of my life for a long time, even if I didn’t always acknowledge it.

Crisis and Action

There are so much more than technical interventions in healing. I’ve seen presence, engagement, community, meaning-making, and hope work as some of those interventions. They’ve helped me through this time and could serve in confronting even global crises.


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