Medium is a place where I let myself follow my curiosity and passion. Inevitably, this will mean writing about social conflicts, relationships, communication, existential philosophy, and how to think in ways that make us happier. In short: who are we and how can be better together?

Interested in both social and personal transformation, I seek balance between cultural truth, theory, and individual possibility. How can we hold our culture to account while extending possibility and mercy to individuals?

I seek balance between moral idealism and pragmatism. If there's a way to be both "right" and at peace with each other, I believe we'll find it through shared values, strategic and critical thinking, empathetic listening, better questions, and shared laughter.

My standpoint: I am a sociology student and an ex-fundamentalist Christian. I've raised four children from multiple locations: wealthy, poor, single, married, in a queer family, in straight family, long-distance, and in states of chronic trauma and pain. I'm a queer white Canadian settler. I was raised by a single teen mom in a family baked in generational trauma. Thinkers who influence me are: adrienne maree brown, Peter Block, Sarah Schulman, Donella Meadows, Adrienne Rich, bell hooks, and Simone Weil, among others.