Dear Readers, I have more publication news to share!

I’m proud to say my personal essay, “One Foot In Front of the Other,” was published by HerStry as part of their Monthly Theme Series. February’s theme was “My Body, Myself.”

Here is just a snippet:

“It’s easy to look at my body and feel disappointed, disheartened, and cheated. I’m in my forties, a time when many women feel empowered, as if they have reached their prime. But that’s not how I feel. I feel like my aging process has been sped up, like a time lapse video. I feel like my body can’t entirely be relied on, as if I’m defective. 

“I’m closer to fifty than I am to forty and am trying to make peace with this compromised body of mine. Occasionally I look at myself in the mirror and linger on my face. I think back to all those days when I yearned for clearer skin. Now, an occasional pimple doesn’t even register on my list of things to be concerned about. Now my self-consciousness has transferred to my left leg with its two scars (from two different muscle biopsies) and prominent red, blue, and purple veins.” 

You can click here to read the essay in its entirety.