Roots and Roadmaps
The Journal Of Becoming
Deeply rooted. Delightfully curious. Always, braving the wilderness.
Welcome to Roots & Roadmaps.
This is where I share the wild, wonderful, messy, and wholehearted journey of being human. Here you’ll find my stories of healing, courage, faith, nature, becoming—and the everyday magic I collect along the way. I write from the place Brené Brown calls “the wilderness”—that brave, sacred space where we choose authenticity over approval and belonging over fitting in.
I am endlessly curious about life—about what strengthens us, what softens us, what breaks us open in the best ways, and what helps us rise again. This space is where I honor that curiosity, follow the threads of wonder, and tell the truth about the beautiful work of becoming. I have done some deep and hard work on this journey of healing. Now, I will be brave and share some of it with you.
So step into the wilderness with me.
Let’s wander. Let’s grow. Let’s be brave.
And let’s remember, always:
We are better together.
Braving the Wilderness: Bravery Was Never Meant to Be Solo-The Women Who Walked Me Home
It all begins with an idea.
Braving the Wilderness: The Dark Night of the Soul-Worship Is My Weapon
My pastor used to say, “It’s not if a storm will come, but when.”
The words resonated, but I did not yet understand them.
I was not in a storm—but I also knew I was not immune.
None of us are.
Braving the Wilderness: Joy Comes in the Morning - A Personal Story of Courage, Belonging, and Becoming
I woke up that morning knowing something in me had shifted.
It had been a few months since that fateful night when everything fell apart with one simple question.
That story is for another time. This story is about me—the moment I realized I would survive what had been my biggest fear come true.