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Becoming My Own Head Doctor

September 15, 2020

When a series of reputable Lyme doctors gently counseled me to adapt to a “new normal” that felt grossly abnormal, it was…

What my Radical Recovery from Late-Stage Lyme Disease can Teach Us about Immune Boosting

September 4, 2020

With over six million recorded cases of COVID-19 in the United States, it’s logical to think about boosting the immune system, since…

Love Song to Kripalu, Love Song to Everyone’s Inner Sanctum

August 5, 2020

When the sanctuary you have run to in chaotic times closes abruptly for an indefinite period— thanks to the worldwide pandemic—where do…

On the Corona Island with a Dog

July 30, 2020

In a draft of my memoir Soul Mate Dog: Becoming Fluent in the Language of Dog, I write: “At the risk of being ridiculed,…

For Those that Feel Imprisoned By the Travel Bans

July 14, 2020

         I was born clutching a globe as I exited my mother’s womb. I yearned to cross borders as soon as I learned…

Interspecies Soul Mates

June 30, 2020

          While my soul mate vomited and collapsed into a lethargic heap of feverish black and cinnamon fur—looking nothing like the charismatic German…