What Feels Like Loss in a Relationship Is Sometimes Just Change
“We both were in transition and neither of us knew the right way to move toward our new adult...
Learning to Feel Again: What Emotional Healing Looks Like in Midlife
A photo journal prompt waits for you at the end. Our bodies feel and carry what our minds cannot...
It’s So Good to be Known
We heard him before we saw him, a tiny little boy wailing. Standing on our back porch facing the...
Quiet Alchemy Space March Newsletter 2026
Quiet Alchemy Space monthly newsletter. This month’s focus is on finding oneself in midlife amidst established relationships.
What Solo Travel at Midlife Taught Me About Trusting Myself Again
I thought the solo trip was more about my son, but I found out it was for me. The fear of...
What It Really Means to Love an Adult Child
Sometimes, when I look at him, I still see that fresh little baby boy who had such a hard journey...
Caregiver Guilt in Midlife
It was a beautiful Saturday morning, the kind that arrives with clarity in what to do and time to...
What Solo Travel in Spain Taught Me About Myself
The morning after I arrived home from my solo trip to Madrid, Spain, I stood in the kitchen after...
The Guilt of Long-Distance Caregiving
It was a beautiful Saturday morning, the kind that arrives with clarity in what to do and time to...
The Moment Awe Came Back, And What It Taught Me About Midlife Joy
"My solo trip cracked me open. I know I had to get that far away from myself and my life…to go to...
