The Unspoken GoodbyesI don’t remember the first time it happened. I don’t remember the first time it happened, but this, this day is clearly solidified in…Nov 9, 20211Nov 9, 20211
Queer is the word I use to define…I can remember so clearly the first time someone said it.May 29, 2021May 29, 2021
Taking FlightIt was o’dark thirty on a March morning when I finally emerged from my Covid bubble after almost thirteen months of isolation. On March 12…May 24, 20211May 24, 20211
Abandoning the Wilderness of Diet CultureHey Church, it’s time for us to have a check-in, ok? All y’all out there who are part of the Body of Christ, and especially clergy…Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
A love letter to the therapists in 2020I am no stranger to therapy. I’ve been in therapy on and off since I was eighteen. My therapists have been a series of incredible, skilled…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Published inCuriousSlow Down Where It Hurts: Grief and the Twelve Days of ChristmasThirteen years ago this year, on December 23rd, I made last minute plans to fly home to Upstate NY on the busiest travel day of the year…Dec 29, 20201Dec 29, 20201
Lessons from Five Years of Ordained MinistryToday marks my fifth anniversary of ordination to ministry. I have been called to ministry for over half of my life. I can hardly remember…Dec 6, 20201Dec 6, 20201
Published inAn Injustice!Femmephobia, Fatphobia, Racism, and the Church“Why does it feel like they hate me?” I asked. “It’s Femmephobia,” she replied. “It’s rooted in the idea that all Femmes are vapid, and…Nov 18, 20202Nov 18, 20202
This is Not NormalWhen I was doing my clinical training in a major, Level I trauma center in Boston, I remember acutely a day that I broke down sobbing. I…Nov 13, 2020Nov 13, 2020