Who I am needs no explanation—I am a giver, a lover, a feeler, a writer. I simply am. And that is, and always will be enough.
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Posts and personal reflections by Marisa Donnelly on family: both the blood family you were born into, and the one you create.
Who I am needs no explanation—I am a giver, a lover, a feeler, a writer. I simply am. And that is, and always will be enough.
Read MoreFind a ‘safe haven.’
Read More‘Parenting’ has been one of my big journeys, and in the ups, downs, and moments of celebration and chaos, here are 9 things I’ve learned.
Read MoreI can’t help but long to stay in this moment, in thousands of others were I felt the pull of happiness in my chest, so beautiful it hurts.
Read MoreWhen I think of home, I think of how the sounds and emotions of a place become natural, so much so that anything else feels foreign at first.
Read MoreI watch all the people around me in various stages of life and happiness and suddenly realize that I am one in the mix of them.
Read MoreI think, the most important thing about feminism is that we create a space to believe, become, and embody whatever you choose for yourself.
Read MoreI know if your mom was still alive, she would be in awe of the things you’ve accomplished, of the person you’ve become and are growing into.
Read MoreI was reminded, suddenly, of my late grandmother. One whom I can only remember from pictures.
Read MoreDid you know that the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do was say goodbye?
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