Publishizer reminded me it's been 12 months since my campaign ended.  

Thanks, Publishizer.  

I could have given birth and be nursing a sweet 3 month old at this point.   

Perhaps my writing is at the 3 month old stage, not yet independently mobile but flipping itself over in the hands of an editor.  

It's been a fascinating process impeded by some unexpected feelings of shame for sharing my story.  Good fodder for writing as I deepen into how my body does self-compassion and forgiveness while flexing its muscles of humility and humor.  

These were once just words but now they're a palpable practice as I love myself hard and transcend fear of what others might think.  

Self-disclosing as a mental health professional is a road less travelled.  

A fellow digital nomad once shared the road less travelled often feels like failure because the benchmarks aren't measurable.  

It was Joseph Campbell who said we must all seek the grail by entering that part of the forest where nobody else has cut a path for us.  

Thank you for being in community with me in this defining period of life.  

I will keep you updated on an approximate publishing date.  

To your vitality and resilience as we continue to ride this wave called 2020, 

Ali 

Image taken at the Jersey shore where I am seeing clients via telehealth, wogging on the boardwalk and attempting to swim in a wetsuit that might be just a tad too small for me.  [Think less swimming and more floating like a 2 x 4]