On Failure

After surgery forced her to stop, rest, and reconsider what failure means, Clio Ajana reflects on listening to the body, accepting change, and finding grace when life refuses to follow our carefully made plans.

Ephesian

“It shouldn’t be possible!” my boyfriend said. “My surgeon said it wouldn’t happen.” I felt a surge of fear. I know pregnancy is dangerous, but I haven’t had someone I loved so much risking it before.  “What?” I asked. “My tits are coming back.”

Column: Chiron and Healing from Pain

“Part of the healing that Chiron forces on the internal is the acknowledgment of human frailty and the acceptance that sometimes things just happen. No one is invincible. No one is irreplaceable.”