What if growing older is not about losing beauty, but learning how to carry it in an entirely new way? My understanding of beauty has shifted with time. From the elegance of women I have admired to the laughter lines I now wear with gratitude, I now consider whether true beauty is found less in […]

What if the thing that brings you the most joy is also the thing that asks the most of you? In this episode of Now That You Ask, I share the remarkable journey of transforming a lifetime of stories into my memoir, Unbecoming Behavior: A Southern Memoir of Adventurous Choices. What began as a simple suggestion from […]

In this episode of Now That You Ask, I take a heartfelt and humorous journey back through the wisdom of Southern women, the kind who can teach you how to pick the perfect tomato while quietly handing you a lesson about life. From learning that “you don’t get to complain about what you’re allowing” to realizing […]

In this episode of Now That You Ask, I reflect on the moments in life when logic says no, fear says stop, and yet something deep inside keeps whispering, “Give it a try.” I share the winding path that led me from a childhood filled with rules and caution into a life shaped by curiosity, risk, […]

In this episode of Now That You Ask, I wrestle with one of the hardest truths to accept: knowing when to step back from someone else’s life, even when I believe they are headed in the wrong direction. I reflect on my lifelong urge to help, fix, advise, and sometimes meddle, especially when I can clearly […]

For years, the quote “Wherever you are is the entry point” has followed me through my life, appearing at the exact moments when I most needed to hear it. In this episode, I reflect on the winding road of becoming who I truly am. What began in my thirties as a hopeful spiritual search slowly […]

I recently came across the idea that we are both a masterpiece and a work in progress at the very same time, and something inside me softened when I heard it. In this episode, I reflect on the lifelong effort of trying to become a better person while slowly learning to recognize how far I’ve […]

I’ve always been drawn to beauty – the kind that stops me in my tracks – whether it’s in nature, art, or a fleeting moment of connection. But in this episode, I turn that lens inward and ask a more difficult question: why has it been so hard for me to see that same beauty […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it really means to “get used to what I didn’t expect, ”especially now, when the unexpected seems to show up daily in the smallest and most persistent ways. In this episode, I reflect on everything from fading multitasking skills to ever-changing technology, and the strange new reality of […]

I’ve come to realize that being an introvert doesn’t always look the way people expect. From the outside, I can seem fully engaged and chatting, laughing, showing up with energy, but what most people don’t see is the quiet retreat that follows. In this episode, I reflect on my need to step back, to be […]