A Love Letter to Myself The Valentine’s Day I Didn’t Expect

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They were really powerful and a testimony to the lives you’ve touched

This is soooo on point! I just published my piece on moving through grief AND I’ve been helping my daughter move all weekend so tomorrow is a much needed day of rest 💫 You are such a talented medium. My daughters and I have been following you for years now 🌕

Creating brings me such peace in a world that feels chaotic

I watched it and shared it with my daughter!! It was sooo good

When I stopped being a business owner I started giving myself space to slow down and enjoy mornings… now I spend a little extra time in bed reading most mornings! And a surprising side effect… I am now a lot more productive and exponentially happier

Ohhh this is so exciting! I love seeing your vision come to life

I love to see the vision I have in my mind take a life of it’s own on the canvas

Grief In Ohio The ending of a relationship

This a story of loss and liberation, of carrying forward lessons about love, resilience, and the courage it takes to let go and rebuild.

As a new writer I would love your feedback and comments! What has grief taught you in this

#GrievingWithLove #LettingGo

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This a story of loss and liberation, of carrying forward lessons about love, resilience, and the courage it takes to let go and rebuild.

Head to Substack or Medium to read the full piece. Link in BIO

#HeartbreakHealing #GriefJourney #HealingAfterLoss #EmotionalRecovery #SelfReflection #heartbreak

Hi Connor 👋🏼 nice to see you here! It’s Joy ☺️

Filming B roll for an upcoming project!

Prepping for book Club tonight! Making notes from Build Better Characters: The Psychology of Backstory & How To Use It In Your Writing To Hook Readers by Eileen Cook, Creative Academy For Writers

As a new author, what book or learning tool would you recommend I check out next?

A project that had been forming in my mind has decided to start taking shape on paper… let’s see what she progresses into

A close-up view of a dimly lit room, featuring the glowing screen of a laptop displaying a word processor with lines of text in progress. Just beyond the laptop, a TV screen shows a football game in action, vibrant green turf and players in motion. The contrast between the focused, creative energy of the writing and the dynamic movement of the game creates a juxtaposition of productivity and relaxation.

Writing and football… oh how I love Saturdays

Stacks of book bring me such joy!

I hope it’s not contagious 😂😂😂

Says the white person. And let’s start using just one pronoun he/his. “Categorizing” allow us to recognize privilege and how some ethnicities are not heard, seen or represented if we simply use “human” because the cultural norm is to view the world through a male white lens.

Spend a little extra time in bed this morning doing some research reading @lewishowes The Mask of Masculinity and a little pleasure reading Nella Larsen’s Passing

Best advice!