Bodies matter. They shape how we experience life—through our senses, movements, and our interactions with the world. Yet, our bodies are frequently sites of inequality and violence. In 2025, state-san...

What is a spiritual story? What the heck am I talking about? Spiritual story is something I've been thinking about a lot to try and define into something I can share with others who will understand that I'm not talking about religion, and I'm talking about something that intersects with all areas of our lives.

Three times I day I bend at the waist, step through the gate, and enter the horse pasture because I don't want to open and deal with the heavy 16' long iron gate. (My kingdom for a walk-through gate!) My destination is each of the gates, and maybe depending on the time of day, the

According to the Miriam Webster dictionary, a social construct is an idea that has been created and accepted by society. (reference) Gender, along with the accompanying commonly accepted gender roles are social constructs, ones that we may not have even realized we've been socialized into until we start unpacking things. Social constructs are why our