Really? My eyes widen and I freeze frame, attempting to wrap my head around the context and stern request, to no one in particular, that some woman has just made at a gathering, index finger wagging; or delivered as a warning or hashtag on Facebook or some other...
The journey of motherhood is meant to be shared with fellow travelers. I believe that sharing, through community, is essential to thriving as a new mother. Today I’m blogging over at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt about the importance...
The autism community, especially, understands the need for compassion. At least when it comes to our sons and daughters with autism. We’re not the only ones with this need. Mothers, daughters, fathers, sons, anyone, everyone, needs and deserves compassion....
Sunday, I cried a lot. Not tears of sadness and pain, but outpourings of joy. The night before, Shimai Pottery & Gifts, in their “Studio Shimai” gallery, on the grounds of the nationally famous Loveless Cafe ,hosted EMERGING: Three Young Artists with...
Seeing pictures of myself at this week’s art event, I thought it time to hit “publish” on this post written earlier this summer. Never one to routinely look at others and guess their age, I have begun to spot the signs and see the changes in women...
A warm-ish late February, 2014, was fading into March when 80 women and one man auditioned for Nashville's inaugural cast of Listen to You Mother. Thirteen of us were chosen to share the stage in voicing our experiences of motherhood, having a mother, choosing not...
From Heartache to Hope: middle tennessee families living with autism, a book by Leisa A. Hammett & photographer Rebekah Pope. Click here for more info plus ordering details.
