I am writing this to you with a deep appreciation for the fragility—and the resilience—of the human body. My new essay is officially live in the latest edition of How to Save the World: The Compassiviste Anthology (Volume 10: Beyond Borders). While seeing my work published alongside such a compassionate collective of global voices is an honor, the real reason this specific project is so close to my heart lies in the cause it is actively funding. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of this anthology go directly to the Zaatari Desert Garden project, an initiative...

When we think about saving the world, our minds usually jump to massive, border-spanning societal shifts. We think about systemic changes, grand gestures, and global movements. But true alignment doesn’t start at the border. It starts inside. I am excited to share that my latest essay has been accepted into the upcoming anthology, How to Save the World—Beyond Borders, launching on June 30th. When I sat down to write this piece, I kept coming back to a truth that anchored my entire recovery journey in Soul-Happy: we cannot heal an external environment if we are operating from a state of...

We have all been there. Sitting in a clinical, white room, waiting for a specialist whose decades of credentials have quietly granted them absolute authority over our future. They look at a printout, glance up, and deliver a verdict that feels like a heavy mallet crashing down on your life. I am incredibly honored that Sanctuary Magazine recently featured Chapter 29 of my memoir, Soul-Happy, which revisits the exact afternoon I had to decide whether to let a medical chart dictate the rest of my days. I was recovering from a life-threatening physical condition that had left my lower right leg atrophied, numb,...