A lot of you have encouraged me to do this, so here it is…
Why am I sharing this story?
The short answer to this question is — quite frankly — I don’t really know. But as I’ve navigated the mess that has been the last year of my life, so many of you have encouraged me to write about it and to share my journey. I’ve hesitated, because it’s been a really, really, really difficult year. And a lot of this stuff is exceptionally personal and complicated. I want to protect some of the people involved, and I want to also be honest. My hope, as is always my hope when I write, is that through sharing my story someone else is helped. I also have been immersed in writing communities for most of my life and know the healing that comes with sharing our own stories with one another. So after a long hiatus from this space, here goes something…