Some housekeeping I (unfortunately) have to put ahead of every post I make about religion: Not only do I have a degree in Religious...

Consider this: Maybe you are not falling behind. Maybe your life isn’t unfinished. Maybe it’s not incomplete. Maybe it is still...

On a fine day in May last year I was scrolling through Substack and saw a note someone had shared that said: “I am so heartbroken that I...

Some people are like the afternoon sun they carry the scent of childhood summers carefree lazy and wild you feel their orange glow...

Some people are like the morning sun they wake up your heart gently until their light touches every part of you they dip your world in...

From religion to self-help culture, we’ve been sold the illusion of self-reliance and divine reward. Success, love, and healing don't...

Like an alchemist I created my own peace From pain and nobody is going to steal it from me I fought for this being whole All alone I'm...

39 and (re)tired. Growing up in Germany, ‘dating’ wasn’t really a thing. Growing up ultra-conservative-Christian, ‘dating’ most definitely...

thank you for teaching me to love. Like the birds flying low to the ground. Like the rumble of thunder. There’s a foreboding, every time....

Stop infantilising women The other day a man replied to my Instagram stories saying: “You’re such a clever girl!” And I wanted to throw...

A sunday afternoon feeling Move me like a breeze ripples through clothes and leaves a trace on skin like water moves through stone and...

I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships. This story is shared...

Happiness is just a visitor I take my camera out at 7 am. Walk to the beach to catch the sunrise. Take in the view. A man and his dog...

Who am I, what made me and why I write: welcome life alchemists, those in the midst of their own making, who don't comply, who bloom in...

Will the new world find you ready? Your eyes are glistening blinded by the spotlight the glitter of diamonds you’re still impressed with...

You were in my dream last night. I couldn't make out your face. I don't know what you look like but I know your eyes. They are kind. I...

Questions from the second life archive There is a very clear before and an after. 2019. I call everything after that my second life....

A step-by-step-guide to confusing people A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one. Not many...

How does it feel not to feel? It's all an invitation Sometimes I wish I didn’t feel the way I do. I understand why some people don’t go...

Hair elimination tactics, desirability and body acceptance. My nonno used to call me 'almond eyes'. He would tell me stories of how...