Reconciliation

by | Aug 14, 2026 | Memoir

After the Christmas blow-out fight when I was 25 years old – when my mom finally realized my dad was crazy and decided to get a divorce – my dad and I didn’t talk for several years. I felt no desire to be on the receiving end of the John-Bibilos-battering-ram. I heard...

The Beginning of the End

by | Jul 26, 2026 | Memoir

“Oh my God, he’s crazy.” 25 years of increasingly crazy – she just figured it out? I just offered two succinct nods. “Mmm hmm.” I was sitting next to my mom and brother on her fluffy peach sectional. We were dazed, the kind of shock, sadness, and exhaustion that can...

What Does It Mean To Be Human?

by | Jul 19, 2026 | Memoir

After reconciling the dragon of worthiness and realizing we are all inherently worthy, one day, I was sitting again in meditation on my purple cushion on my crappy-ass beige carpet in front of my altar, and I realized with shock that I had no idea what it meant to be...

The Tough Stuff

by | Jul 19, 2026 | Memoir

We walk into my cousins’ house, and there are cheers of welcome. The house is packed with family members. Theia Effie and Theo John embrace us; some of the cousins in my generation embrace us too (but others are too busy playing somewhere else). It’s a big...

Inherently Worthy

by | Jun 18, 2026 | Memoir

My fifth-grade teacher, a creative and loving giant of a human, gave my parents a book about how to improve my self-esteem. My parents said they were doing all the things that were in the book. They couldn’t understand why my self-esteem was so low. Well, ask just...

The Showdown

by | Jun 3, 2026 | Memoir

As a coach and healer, I’ve witnessed hundreds of people spiritually awaken. Some people awaken very gradually, like slowly descending into a smooth pond. Others have dramatic wam-bang awakening events, while others have a series of awakenings. Some people push away...