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A couple of posts back, in a blog entitled Independence Day, Reimagined, I shared how relieved I had felt when I learned that a man who had crossed a boundary with me had died. In that moment, I felt completely free.

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/3-ways-to-be-free-when-your-tormentor-is-still-alive---part-1","title":"3 Ways to Be Free When Your Tormentor Is Still Alive - Part 1","summary":"A couple of posts back, in a blog entitled Independence Day, Reimagined, I shared how relieved I had felt when I learned that a man who had crossed a boundary with me had died. In that moment, I felt completely free.","date_modified":"2026-07-20T13:14:03Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/more-on-freedom","html_content":"

Freedom has been on my mind lately.

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I remember the exact moment when I found out that he had died.

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Or, This Is How You End Up With a Giant Top Hat Tattoo

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-lie-that-wouldnt-quit","title":"The Lie That Wouldn't Quit","summary":"Or, This Is How You End Up With a Giant Top Hat Tattoo","date_modified":"2026-06-29T14:33:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/on-a-beach-in-barcelona","html_content":"

I was 17, in Spain for six weeks studying Spanish, and on this particular day I had some very specific goals: sun, salt air, and a little quality people-watching. (One of my favorite hobbies, then and now.)

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Last June, I started noticing seagull calls coming from very nearby.

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-seagulls-are-at-it-again","title":"The Seagulls Are at It Again","summary":"Last June, I started noticing seagull calls coming from very nearby.","date_modified":"2026-06-15T14:33:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/protect-the-right-turn","html_content":"

Before March 25 of 2012, New Zealand had a driving rule that felt almost… philosophical.

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/protect-the-right-turn","title":"Protect the Right Turn","summary":"Before March 25 of 2012, New Zealand had a driving rule that felt almost… philosophical.","date_modified":"2026-06-08T14:33:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/surfing-lesson-total-surrender-to-the-wave","html_content":"

I’m from California. I’ve never surfed a day in my life.

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“When you expect something, you stop experiencing it, and you start grading it.” — Elizabeth Gilbert

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There’s a strange feeling going around lately. You might not even be able to name it. It’s that low hum of unease, the sense that the ground beneath you is moving even when you’re standing still. Maybe you’ve felt it whi...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/did-you-feel-the-shift-a-time-bound-message","title":"Did You Feel The Shift? (A Time Bound Message)","summary":"There’s a strange feeling going around lately. You might not even be able to name it. It’s that low hum of unease, the sense that the ground beneath you is moving even when you’re standing still. Maybe you’ve felt it whi...","date_modified":"2026-05-18T16:28:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/stress-test-can-you-take-a-cold-shower","html_content":"

Several years ago, my family and I watched Limitless on Disney+ with Chris Hemsworth. It’s one of those shows where you sit on the couch thinking, “Wow, that’s fascinating,” while also quietly hoping no one expects you a...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/stress-test-can-you-take-a-cold-shower","title":"Stress Test: Can You Take A Cold Shower?","summary":"Several years ago, my family and I watched Limitless on Disney+ with Chris Hemsworth. It’s one of those shows where you sit on the couch thinking, “Wow, that’s fascinating,” while also quietly hoping no one expects you a...","date_modified":"2026-05-11T16:28:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-overview-effect","html_content":"

Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that can hold two truths at once; it can be tender and beautiful, and it can also pry open some of the deepest wounds. For some, it brings a bouquet and a hug. For others, it brings ...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-overview-effect","title":"The Overview Effect","summary":"Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that can hold two truths at once; it can be tender and beautiful, and it can also pry open some of the deepest wounds. For some, it brings a bouquet and a hug. For others, it brings ...","date_modified":"2026-05-04T15:44:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/author-a-new-chapter-when-no-one-would-blame-you-for-quitting","html_content":"

If you live anywhere that gets serious spring rain, you already know what’s coming: POTHOLES!

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/author-a-new-chapter-when-no-one-would-blame-you-for-quitting","title":"Patch Or Pave? April Showers Bring…","summary":"If you live anywhere that gets serious spring rain, you already know what’s coming: POTHOLES!","date_modified":"2026-04-27T15:17:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/comfort-keeps-you-small-truth-is-where-you-grow","html_content":"

Picture this. You’ve sold everything. Your furniture, your car, the KitchenAid mixer you swore you’d never part with. You’ve packed up your family, crossed an ocean, and landed on another continent because you fully beli...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/comfort-keeps-you-small-truth-is-where-you-grow","title":"Comfort Keeps You Small; Truth Is Where You Grow","summary":"Picture this. You’ve sold everything. Your furniture, your car, the KitchenAid mixer you swore you’d never part with. You’ve packed up your family, crossed an ocean, and landed on another continent because you fully beli...","date_modified":"2026-04-20T15:17:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/sometimes-life-bites","html_content":"

When the Dog Bit My Daughter

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Here’s a tidbit that will either delight you or send you straight down a Wikipedia rabbit hole at midnight: a single molecule of water isn’t actually wet.

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(Or Any Loss That Breaks You)

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(And What It Means for Your Healing)

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Every few years, the Olympics drop us right into the heart of human struggle and triumph, where conditions test every limit, expectations tower overhead, and one split-second can shift your entire story. We can’t look aw...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/when-you-lose-what-felt-promised-and-why-you-need-to-grieve-it","title":"When You Lose What Felt Promised: And Why You Need to Grieve It","summary":"Every few years, the Olympics drop us right into the heart of human struggle and triumph, where conditions test every limit, expectations tower overhead, and one split-second can shift your entire story. We can’t look aw...","date_modified":"2026-03-25T20:29:33Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-mistake-that-became-olympic-gold","html_content":"

(And What It Teaches Us About Relying on Support)

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A Lesson in Grace from Rumi

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/meet-your-emotions-at-the-door-laughing","title":"Meet Your Emotions at the Door Laughing","summary":"A Lesson in Grace from Rumi","date_modified":"2026-02-23T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/a-love-letter-to-fear","html_content":"

(And Every Other Emotion You’ve Been Avoiding)

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Remember last week when I told you about the time I spanked my daughter at the school where I worked and got written up? When my reaction was so far out of proportion to the situation that I knew something deeper was goi...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/retracing-your-steps-the-detective-work-of-healing","title":"Retracing Your Steps: The Detective Work of Healing","summary":"Remember last week when I told you about the time I spanked my daughter at the school where I worked and got written up? When my reaction was so far out of proportion to the situation that I knew something deeper was goi...","date_modified":"2026-02-09T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/schooled","html_content":"

How I Got My Own Daughter Transferred Out of My Classroom

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/schooled","title":"Schooled","summary":"How I Got My Own Daughter Transferred Out of My Classroom","date_modified":"2026-02-02T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-missing-piece","html_content":"

Why Healing Trauma Requires More Than Just Willpower

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-missing-piece","title":"The Missing Piece","summary":"Why Healing Trauma Requires More Than Just Willpower","date_modified":"2026-01-26T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-velveteen-chimpanzee-when-thoughts-become-real","html_content":"

You know the story of The Velveteen Rabbit, right?

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-velveteen-chimpanzee-when-thoughts-become-real","title":"The Velveteen Chimpanzee: When Thoughts Become Real","summary":"You know the story of The Velveteen Rabbit, right?","date_modified":"2026-01-19T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-most-wholesome-thing","html_content":"

What Caterpillars Taught Me About Letting Go

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-most-wholesome-thing","title":"The Most Wholesome Thing","summary":"What Caterpillars Taught Me About Letting Go","date_modified":"2026-01-12T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-villain-already-knows-your-secret","html_content":"

A Stranger Things Lesson about Secrets, Power, and Starting the New Year Honest

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-villain-already-knows-your-secret","title":"The Villain Already Knows Your Secret","summary":"A Stranger Things Lesson about Secrets, Power, and Starting the New Year Honest","date_modified":"2026-01-05T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-day-i-helped-someone-and-resented-every-second-of-it","html_content":"

When Integrity Meets Resentment

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-day-i-helped-someone-and-resented-every-second-of-it","title":"The Day I Helped Someone (And Resented Every Second of It)","summary":"When Integrity Meets Resentment","date_modified":"2025-12-29T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/what-to-do-when-youve-made-the-wrong-choice-my-hanukkah-hero","html_content":"

Hanukkah just passed, and while I’m not Jewish, I’m captivated by the story of that flame burning against all odds for eight miraculous days. There’s something about an inextinguishable light that refuses to go out - eve...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/what-to-do-when-youve-made-the-wrong-choice-my-hanukkah-hero","title":"What to Do When You've Made the \"Wrong\" Choice: My Hanukkah Hero","summary":"Hanukkah just passed, and while I’m not Jewish, I’m captivated by the story of that flame burning against all odds for eight miraculous days. There’s something about an inextinguishable light that refuses to go out - eve...","date_modified":"2025-12-22T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/what-not-to-say-when-someones-grieving-their-due-date","html_content":"

The Well-Intentioned Comment That Made Everything Worse

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/what-not-to-say-when-someones-grieving-their-due-date","title":"What NOT to Say When Someone's Grieving Their Due Date","summary":"The Well-Intentioned Comment That Made Everything Worse","date_modified":"2025-12-17T21:43:18Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/how-to-talk-to-your-safe-person","html_content":"

The Simple Words That Mean the Difference Between Comfort and Catastrophe

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/how-to-talk-to-your-safe-person","title":"How to Talk to Your Safe Person","summary":"The Simple Words That Mean the Difference Between Comfort and Catastrophe","date_modified":"2025-12-08T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/finding-your-safe-person","html_content":"

How to Share What You're Carrying Without Getting Burned

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/finding-your-safe-person","title":"Finding Your Safe Person:","summary":"How to Share What You're Carrying Without Getting Burned","date_modified":"2025-12-01T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-burden-and-the-blessing","html_content":"

When I was two years old, I wandered too close to a still-hot barbecue grill. The burn on my forearm taught me something essential: keep a safe distance from hot things. Simple enough, right?

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-burden-and-the-blessing","title":"The Burden and the Blessing","summary":"When I was two years old, I wandered too close to a still-hot barbecue grill. The burn on my forearm taught me something essential: keep a safe distance from hot things. Simple enough, right?","date_modified":"2025-11-25T06:00:31Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/when-negative-messaging-masquerades-as-empowerment","html_content":"

I was three seasons deep into Ginny & Georgia - happily watching self-harm, violence, murder, and all the other dysfunction you’d expect from a show about a con-artist mother and her angsty teenage daughter - when they t...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/when-negative-messaging-masquerades-as-empowerment","title":"When Negative Messaging Masquerades as Empowerment","summary":"I was three seasons deep into Ginny & Georgia - happily watching self-harm, violence, murder, and all the other dysfunction you’d expect from a show about a con-artist mother and her angsty teenage daughter - when they t...","date_modified":"2025-11-17T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/youre-stronger-than-you-think-but-theres-always-another-level","html_content":"

When I was an apprentice training to become a Pilates instructor, I taught a client named Nancy who would come into the studio three mornings a week before work. She was dedicated and strong, a long-time client of the st...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/youre-stronger-than-you-think-but-theres-always-another-level","title":"You're Stronger Than You Think (But There's Always Another Level)","summary":"When I was an apprentice training to become a Pilates instructor, I taught a client named Nancy who would come into the studio three mornings a week before work. She was dedicated and strong, a long-time client of the st...","date_modified":"2025-11-10T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/rejection-when-those-you-love-wont-show-up-for-your-story","html_content":"

You know that feeling when you finally work up the courage to ask for help - like, really ask for it - and instead of a yes, you get silence? Or worse, judgment?

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/rejection-when-those-you-love-wont-show-up-for-your-story","title":"Rejection: When Those You Love Won't Show up for Your Story","summary":"You know that feeling when you finally work up the courage to ask for help - like, really ask for it - and instead of a yes, you get silence? Or worse, judgment?","date_modified":"2025-11-03T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/3-ways-to-manage-trauma-triggers-and-the-order-to-do-them","html_content":"

You’re standing in the break room waiting for your coffee to brew - because let’s face it, Tuesday morning without caffeine is not an option - when a coworker launches into a complaint about her sister. “She’s pregnant a...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/3-ways-to-manage-trauma-triggers-and-the-order-to-do-them","title":"3 Ways to Manage Trauma Triggers (And the Order to Do Them)","summary":"You’re standing in the break room waiting for your coffee to brew - because let’s face it, Tuesday morning without caffeine is not an option - when a coworker launches into a complaint about her sister. “She’s pregnant a...","date_modified":"2025-10-27T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/good-people-make-poor-choices-and-why-thats-okay","html_content":"

“Mom, tell the story about the olive juice!”

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/good-people-make-poor-choices-and-why-thats-okay","title":"Good People Make Poor Choices (And Why That's Okay)","summary":"“Mom, tell the story about the olive juice!”","date_modified":"2025-10-25T13:00:13Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/you-cant-always-say-no-a-story-about-pressure-and-big-decisions","html_content":"

Every few years, the Olympics drop us right into the heart of human struggle and triumph, where conditions test every limit, expectations tower overhead, and one split-second can shift your entire story. We can’t look aw...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/you-cant-always-say-no-a-story-about-pressure-and-big-decisions","title":"How to Find Yourself Again After Any Loss That Breaks You","summary":"Every few years, the Olympics drop us right into the heart of human struggle and triumph, where conditions test every limit, expectations tower overhead, and one split-second can shift your entire story. We can’t look aw...","date_modified":"2025-10-13T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/rejected-by-the-choir","html_content":"

When the \"Mean Girl\" Is the Teacher

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/rejected-by-the-choir","title":"Rejected by the Choir","summary":"When the \"Mean Girl\" Is the Teacher","date_modified":"2025-10-03T15:54:06Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/who-are-your-five-the-influence-of-support-in-abortion-healing","html_content":"

Healing after abortion is ultimately an “inside job” - a deeply personal process, punctuated by private revelations and moments of self-forgiveness. Yet, even when healing feels solitary, it is shaped in profound ways by...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/who-are-your-five-the-influence-of-support-in-abortion-healing","title":"Who Are Your Five? The Influence of Support in Abortion Healing","summary":"Healing after abortion is ultimately an “inside job” - a deeply personal process, punctuated by private revelations and moments of self-forgiveness. Yet, even when healing feels solitary, it is shaped in profound ways by...","date_modified":"2025-09-05T14:51:12Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-long-run-finding-healing-through-ultra-marathon-training","html_content":"

The trail stretches ahead, disappearing into the mist of Madeira's stunning and rugged mountains. Sixty kilometers. 3,500 meters of climbing. Eleven hours of putting one foot in front of the other. For Asia, this isn't j...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-long-run-finding-healing-through-ultra-marathon-training","title":"The Long Run: Finding Healing Through Ultra-Marathon Training","summary":"The trail stretches ahead, disappearing into the mist of Madeira's stunning and rugged mountains. Sixty kilometers. 3,500 meters of climbing. Eleven hours of putting one foot in front of the other. For Asia, this isn't j...","date_modified":"2025-07-13T18:34:39Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/healing-the-crossroads-between-pain-and-ive-had-enough","html_content":"

Congratulations on arriving here. You have done a commendable job of surviving—of treading the waters of life so skillfully that the anchor of your past can't ever quite pull you below the waves' surface.

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/healing-the-crossroads-between-pain-and-ive-had-enough","title":"Healing: The Crossroads Between Pain and \"I've Had Enough\"","summary":"Congratulations on arriving here. You have done a commendable job of surviving—of treading the waters of life so skillfully that the anchor of your past can't ever quite pull you below the waves' surface.","date_modified":"2025-06-07T16:09:40Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/already-forgiven-how-writing-my-book-helped-me-heal","html_content":"

Every second of silence was another cubic ton of pain pinning me down on the sea bed of my misery and slowly crushing the life out of me. But just like the volcano, when enough pressure builds up, the moment arrives when...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/already-forgiven-how-writing-my-book-helped-me-heal","title":"Already Forgiven: How Writing My Book Helped Me Heal","summary":"Every second of silence was another cubic ton of pain pinning me down on the sea bed of my misery and slowly crushing the life out of me. But just like the volcano, when enough pressure builds up, the moment arrives when...","date_modified":"2025-05-11T17:47:54Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/5-ways-to-turn-pain-into-peace-abortion-anniversary-rituals","html_content":"

Did you know that April is Abortion Recovery Awareness Month? This month is dedicated to encouraging healing and raising awareness about the emotional impact of abortion.

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/5-ways-to-turn-pain-into-peace-abortion-anniversary-rituals","title":"5 Ways to Turn Pain into Peace: Abortion Anniversary Rituals","summary":"Did you know that April is Abortion Recovery Awareness Month? This month is dedicated to encouraging healing and raising awareness about the emotional impact of abortion.","date_modified":"2025-04-02T10:48:32Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-responsibility-to-heal","html_content":"

In the previous blog I talked about the right to heal trauma. It’s important to remind ourselves that healing is a right, but there’s a second level to this right that both challenges and elevates it. I’d like to suggest...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-responsibility-to-heal","title":"The Responsibility to Heal","summary":"In the previous blog I talked about the right to heal trauma. It’s important to remind ourselves that healing is a right, but there’s a second level to this right that both challenges and elevates it. I’d like to suggest...","date_modified":"2025-04-02T10:10:52Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/the-right-to-heal---but-how","html_content":"

To live life is fraught with dangers both massive and miniscule. Everyone has fallen down and bumped a head or scraped a knee. We’ve all experienced being sick in bed with a fever. If we’ve lost a loved one, we’ve learne...

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One day you may have chosen to have an abortion. Maybe you felt clear about your decision. Maybe you felt conflicted. Either way, you were using the tools you had available to you at that moment because you are smart and...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/toward-a-bright-new-year","title":"Toward A Bright New Year","summary":"One day you may have chosen to have an abortion. Maybe you felt clear about your decision. Maybe you felt conflicted. Either way, you were using the tools you had available to you at that moment because you are smart and...","date_modified":"2025-01-17T14:41:52Z"},{"id":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/why-this-person-said-she-wouldnt-like-me","html_content":"

When I started writing Already Forgiven, I was terrified. I was writing about the very topic that I wished had never happened and that I never wanted to revisit. I judged myself so harshly for the abortion in my past tha...

","url":"https://lotusleaper.com/about-1/f/why-this-person-said-she-wouldnt-like-me","title":"Why This Person Said She Wouldn't Like Me","summary":"When I started writing Already Forgiven, I was terrified. I was writing about the very topic that I wished had never happened and that I never wanted to revisit. I judged myself so harshly for the abortion in my past tha...","date_modified":"2024-12-09T12:58:09Z"}]}