Welcome to The Leaving Room — yes, another name change.

This is a space for essays that move through the human experience: grief, friendship, midlife transitions, letting go, picking our battles, and figuring out what’s worth holding on to. I write as an author, massage therapist, and a failed “wellness girlie,” now exploring what sensible well-being looks like in an age of fear-mongering and rapid information coming at us.

My book, Love Notes to Grievers, was written after losing my dad, a close friend, and my grandmother in short succession. It’s now out in the world, and this newsletter is where I continue exploring the messy, beautiful, and often ridiculous mishaps of life.

I’m currently off social media except here, so this is where I connect, reflect, and share what life throws at me: healing, messing up, adventuring, relating, loving, and learning to leave some things behind.

The Leaving Room is for anyone trying to figure out:

The power of leaving

How to navigate grief, friendship, and midlife with honesty and sass.

How to live fully, even when life refuses to be decent.

Welcome but leave if you want ;)