The love affair between my spirit and my soul is writing its own book. They don’t always see or hear each other but any relationship to claim this truly is hiding behind illusions. No, my spirit and my soul allow fierce energy and calm silence when appropriate and when not...

It is that middle place between pain and pleasure. It lacks belief and an internal trust in self to endure said circumstance, situation or condition. It desperately seeks control of anything, for evidence the tides will shift. Thoughts, actions, and behaviors offer protection from the discomfort...

To reach deeper into my humanity, grow my ability to embrace fear, dance tenderly with limiting beliefs and answer questions I haven’t even figured to ask, I’ve set a goal. Stay tuned...

Diabetes is a condition that invites self compassion, clarity in what you want in life, endurance to keep on going when at times you feel worn, organization around detail that isn’t sexy, and relentless appreciation for the moments that align as expected.

There is that moment your Uber driver is pulling up to a college bestie’s home in the suburbs outside of Chicago and he is so excited for you, he honks excessively when you see her. You leap from the vehicle screaming in a race to embrace each other and the squealing of joy, well it lasts double-digit minutes! It includes jumping, hugging, lifts and spins. Yeah, perhaps it had been too long.

Stats show 15,492% increase in Google searches for 'manifestation methods' in the past year. So, it’s a thing.

Some days you wake up, lace up your new running kicks, apologize ahead of time they lived a short clean life, let your legs know you are moving aside and they are the boss today-kinda, turn on your daughter’s playlist and head to the beach and run.

Research shows people living with type 1 diabetes make about 150 extra decisions a day. In addition to the daily “extras”, for three decades now I have collected hundreds of hours in doctor waiting rooms.

I sipped my Yerba Mate this morning as the sun rose into the clouds reflecting on this for myself and my loved ones, all of us enthusiastic to pull back into our life the parts we’ve been in anticipation around.

The safest thing for both of us in that moment was to operate where we were individually. It was a good moment in my day and probably the most Unicorn-defining moment. This girlfriend and I aligned clearly - we had communicated early about our desires and the moment I let her know I needed to slow and she should keep on, she said “Ok”. No questioning, no details necessary, no drama, no mothering, just “Ok”. She trusted in my trust, it was pretty cool.