INSPIRATION FOR HOPE & HEALING
TARA’S BLOG
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Our blogs are also available in audio. Click on an individual blog post to listen:
Essential Mothering
Many of the women who have mothered me weren’t mothered well, or at all….
Erosion Control
I recently explored a little hidden gem of coastline in Oregon. Bob’s Beach to be exact….
VICTIMIZATION AND FINDING TRUE NORTH
Many years ago, I was struggling to set my world upright after a devastating emotional earthquake…
SCARED SHITLESS: PUPPY TRAUMA
Hi, humans! I’ve grown up so much since I wrote to you last time…
ON THE HOOK: WHY WE RUN
Last night a Bassett Hound puppy and his early twenty-something human were practicing commands…
HOW TO BALANCE THE WAVES OF GRIEF AND GIVING
The ocean is badass. I’m mesmerized by the sun glowing through the turquoise and emerald waves…
25 THINGS LITTLE BOYS WISH THEIR MOMMIES KNEW
When my nephews were little tykes, I loved nothing more than being creative and silly with them….
ARE YOU CLOSE ENOUGH?
The mountain was left scorched and exposed after a forest fire devastated the west side of Colorado Springs….
THIS ONE’S A FIGHTER
American Ninja Warrior is a sports entertainment obstacle course show where athletes complete against each other…
AN OPEN LETTER TO MY PERPETRATOR
The voice and face of one of my childhood perpetrators had popped into my head a number of times….
FRIENDSHIP AND OTHER SUPERPOWERS
This week I had one of those ultra vivid, soul penetrating dreams….
BLOOD, FIRE, LEMONS AND DISPROPORTIONATE PAIN
It’s a stunning Sunday morning in Colorado….
GIRL AND SCRAP METAL
When a little girl has been used as a sexual toy instead of protected and treasured…