I have always known I was a storyteller. From a very early age, I created worlds in my mind. I had an imagination that ran wild. My third grade teacher Mrs. Knollinger, called me a liar. That is what old school Catholic teachers were told to teach: the law; not the truth. Thankfully my mother […]
Why I Call Myself A Writer
by on June 20, 2019 Leave a Comment
by Lydia Mikkael | twitter: @lydiamikkael | blog: thenakedbeing.com My bags were packed, the hotel was booked, and the childcare was in place. I had never done this before, and I was equal parts nervous and excited. Drawn by something I couldn’t quite articulate, I was attending my first writer’s conference. I’d long dreamed of […]
Sisters In Mental Illness: Mama Grief
by on April 22, 2019 Leave a Comment
“[My connection with Jesus] didn’t look like what I thought it had to look like. It didn’t have to take place in a church building. It didn’t have to involve worship or the bible. It felt a little risky at first, but I’ve met God in the ER, in the hospice, in death, in life, […]
I’m Done With Distracted Living
by on January 10, 2019 Leave a Comment
How can I become a student of silence when my husband and I can’t communicate until the three children splay out in strange formations in their beds at night? When my brain turns to mush at 8pm and all I want to do is read or watch TV? Thudding feet find me before 6am, though […]
Sisters in Mental Illness: Postpartum Depression
by on December 19, 2018 1 Comment
[TRIGGER WARNING: Content mentions depression.] “It would be better if I wasn’t here.” “I’m a terrible mother.” “It would be better for my kids if I wasn’t around.” These were the thoughts that flooded Megan Gahan’s mind when she suffered postpartum depression. Longtime SheLovelys will know monthly contributor and former submissions editor Megan Gahan. Megan […]
