A selection of published essays

I’ve written essays for award-winning publications that have gone viral, bringing in hundreds of thousands of page views from readers across the globe. My speciality is weaving in humor to storytelling about messy and hard conversations.

Have you read my work in these publications?

My essays and articles have been published in:

  • O, The Oprah Magazine

  • Upworthy

  • HuffPost

  • Coffee + Crumbs

  • HelloGiggles

  • Fathom Magazine

  • Scary Mommy

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COFFEE + CRUMBS

Fading Scars

HelloGiggles

Is This Normal? I Call My Mom for Everything

Is This Normal? I Talk Less to My Friends and I'm Happy

Is This Normal? I Miss My Best Friend Who Just Become a Mom

O, The Oprah Magazine

I'm 29, and I Love Spending Time With My 55-Year-Old Parents

Fathom Magazine

For When We Lose the Song

This Sick Life

The Sadness of the Fall

Poem: Fearless Love

Upworthy

11 things people don't tell you about growing up with an alcoholic parent.

Read one woman's heartfelt letter to her father, an addict, on Father's Day.

I practice self-care 11 simple ways every day, and it's not always pretty.

These 11 childhood cliches are still totally on point.

A request from your chronically ill friend: what I need when we talk about my sickness.

HuffPost

11 Things People Don’t Tell You About Growing Up With An Alcoholic Parent

Scary mommy

A Thank-You To My Childhood Fairy From My Grown-Up Self

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