The Uprising Within
Most days, I don’t even know where to begin. This season, this chapter of life—it is complicated. Not that living an overseas life for the past twenty-three years has been simple. Nor has the joining of two lives, across two cultures and two races, been without its fair share of complexities. And, if you add […]
This Too Shall Pass
I still remember about 15 years ago, I was at a conference for women working cross-culturally, helping to facilitate one of the discussion groups. I do not even remember the theme of the conference because in my group there were two ladies going through menopause. And they were struggling. Their issues dominated the conversation and […]
Questions, Questions, Read All About It!
I always have more questions than answers these days. Sometimes those questions are met with resolve and other times they are rooted in mystery. I ask questions from the fog that loiters in my brain like, “Now where did I put my keys?” Or questions that I ask from the frustrations in the waiting like, […]
The Change is Normal (But Hard Nonetheless)
“My body is a mess,” I told my nurse practitioner. “I’m bloated, my cycle is crazy off, I’m getting some of the worst headaches I’ve ever had, and I’m so irritable. One minute I’m fine and the next I’m crying. I’m so moody and I notice that I’m super forgetful too.” When I finished listing […]
This Week’s Theme: On Being a Woman – Menopause
Hot flashes and life in the tropics? Foggy brain and the stress of cross-cultural life? Perimenopause and menopause combined with overseas life might sound completely overwhelming! Or you might be living it out right now and you just need a girl chat over some chocolate. We’ll pull the fan over and pour our hearts out […]