The quiet loneliness of learning to make yourself small for other people’s comfort How Many Beautiful Moments Do We Miss Trying Not To Be A Burden? I think for most of my life, I have been very deeply aware of the emotions of the people around me. Not just aware of them, but really shaped…
On survival, self-worth, and the things age teaches quietly This article is also featured on Substack As I get older, I find myself caring less about being impressive and more about being at peace. There was a time in my life when I believed I had to earn love by overextending myself. I thought being…
A Poem and the story behind it This article is also featured on Substack, and Medium What’s Left Behind I stood where laughter used to live,Beneath the lights, the echoes give.The pool still hums, the ceiling’s there,But something’s missing in the air. I used to float and lose the day,Watch time above me drift away.As…
The unexpected truth about the path that doesn’t look like progress This article is also featured on Substack & Medium What Shows, the Brachistochrone curve, and Life Have in Common The Comfort We Carry With Us I have always been drawn to shows like The Durrells in Corfu, All Creatures Great and Small, and Call…
Pain has a way of convincing us it is everything. But even in its heaviest moments, there is more beneath the surface, endurance, resilience, and a life still unfolding.
You can be gentle, clear, and rooted in yourself, without shrinking to be accepted Article is also featured on Substack & Medium Intro Last week I had a much-needed visit with my best friend. We chatted about life, vented our frustrations, and she told me about how she had recently set a boundary with someone…
Navigating the quiet, uncomfortable space after momentum fades This article is also featured on Substack & Medium I hope everyone had a great Easter, or at least a meaningful day yesterday in whatever way you needed. I spent the weekend cooking, cleaning, and hosting, moving almost nonstop. It wasn’t just this weekend, though. The past…
A Check-In on Growth, Creation, and Being Seen Also featured on Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Mar 31, 2026 Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time creating. There’s been a lot happening behind the scenes, building, learning, reworking things, and pouring care into spaces that I hope feel supportive and meaningful when you…
How assumptions, stereotypes, and the loss of curiosity slowly turn people into categories Also featured on Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Mar 14, 2026 What Happens to a Society When We Forget Each Other’s Humanity? Every once in a while, a moment happens that makes you stop and look around the room differently. Someone…
A poem about standing between the familiar past and the unknown future Also Featured On Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Mar 10, 2026 Where the Old World Ends There comes a quiet place in lifewhere something shifts within,a trembling line you cannot seewhere the old world slowly ends. You look behind at who you…
