I’ve been reflecting on a conversation I had in therapy earlier this year that about what word would describe how I wanted to feel once I transitioned out of full-time work to focus on our upcoming RV travels and my writing. Every time I thought about it, the word “expansive” came to mind. To meContinue reading “Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: On Embracing Expansiveness”
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Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: The Magic of the Bookshelf
Have you ever walked past your bookshelf at home, or a stack of books, a book cart at the library or a display at a bookstore and felt the irresistible pull of a book, your hand reaching out for it instinctively without your mind even realizing what you are doing? When I was younger andContinue reading “Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: The Magic of the Bookshelf”
Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: Resisting Disconnection
It is so easy right now to slip into the comforting waters of disassociation. Our US culture welcomes it, welcomes disconnection from one another, the slipping into the brain static of a favorite TV show, the endless scroll of social media, the emotional turning away from all that harms us, and exhausts our souls. AndContinue reading “Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: Resisting Disconnection”
Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: Bodies are Weird!
Our bodies are beautiful. Our bodies are vulnerable. Our bodies are gross. Our bodies are weird. All of these things are true, and each one of our relationships to our bodies is very different. Some days I’m in love with this resilient vessel, other days I am endlessly frustrated with this skin suit I resideContinue reading “Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: Bodies are Weird!”
Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: We are Interconnected
I am holding many different emotions post-election in the United States: fear, anger, anxiety, and a well of grief that opened up inside me several years ago and never dried up. It has simply grown deeper, holding close those I have loved and lost, and all those I didn’t know personally but who I grieveContinue reading “Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: We are Interconnected”
Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: Fall Preview
It’s the creepiest time of the year, my favorite month, and I’m gearing up for a busy Fall and wanted to share some events and workshops I have coming up! I am turning 38 on October 16th and will share a longer newsletter with my October reading recommendations, some creepy writing prompts, and what I’mContinue reading “Leticia’s Creative Obsessions: Fall Preview”
Leticia’s Creative Obsessions
It’s been challenging in the last few years to feel focused on being creative. We are living through what feels like crisis after collective crisis, and sometimes it is challenging to justify writing or engaging in a creative practice. But my heart and mind go back to it, time and time again, from the booksContinue reading “Leticia’s Creative Obsessions”
2023 Highlights and What’s to Come in 2024!
It’s winter here in Texas, the start of a three-day freeze, and of course I am spending that time reflecting on what 2023 held for me, and what more is opening up for me in the new year. January marks the transition into a new year in the Gregorian calendar, a solar calendar, yet we areContinue reading “2023 Highlights and What’s to Come in 2024!”
Resources to Help Reconnect You to Your Body
Three years ago, I was in the midst of struggling with a new diagnosis of a unilateral headache disorder that affects the trigeminal nerves in my face and learning how to navigate a new relationship with my body. I had spent a few years being so angry at my body as my headaches became debilitatingContinue reading “Resources to Help Reconnect You to Your Body”
