I write about the identities we grow into, the ways we learn to survive within them, and the moments when we begin to want something different.
Books
“Such an honest and real look at what it actually takes to leave everything behind and start over in Costa Rica. What I loved most is that it doesn’t sugarcoat the experience; it shares both the exciting parts and the hard moments,
which makes it feel really relatable.
It’s inspiring without feeling unrealistic.”
- JoJoT (Indigo review)
“Don’t pick up this book if you have something important to do in the next few hours…
whatever it is, it won’t get done!
An unputdownable memoir, insightful and fascinating. You’ll live the adventure, the ups and downs and gritty truths. A great read!”
- Birdwatcher (Amazon review)
Podcasts
I was invited to be a guest on the For Love of Memoir podcast in October 2025. The host, Erin Koger Swanson, and I talked about what happens when a life no longer fits—and what it takes to begin again.
Listen to the conversation.
If you or someone you know would like to chat, please contact me. I’d be happy to set something up.
I write about moments that change a life—and what happens afterward.
I hitchhiked through Europe with my best friend, walked across three provinces with my Husky, lived in a tent for two months with my two-year-old, and worked at a wilderness resort in B.C.
I fled an abusive marriage and raised two children on my own.
I rebuilt my life more than once.
Left behind jobs, relationships, and versions of myself I no longer recognized.
Some experiences were chosen.
Some were imposed.
Some expanded me.
Others broke me open.
Most took years to understand.
ON MEMORY
Memory is not fixed.
The same experience can reveal something entirely different years later.
Memory reshapes itself through survival, grief, healing, and perspective.
The stories we tell about our lives keep evolving long after the moments themselves end. We keep searching for what feels true.
What once felt like freedom can later reveal its loneliness.
What once felt unbearable can become a source of strength.
A single decision can continue unfolding across decades.
This is the territory I return to again and again in my work.
ON REINVENTION
Reinvention rarely arrives all at once.
More often, it begins quietly—with restlessness, longing, exhaustion, or the growing realization that a life no longer fits.
Then comes the hard part:
Deciding.
Rebuilding.
Living with uncertainty.
I believe reinvention is less about becoming someone new and more about living honestly as ourselves.
If the strange ways a life reshapes itself over time speak to you,
you may feel at home here.