Bawdy Love, My story., The stories you were told., Writing to Heal
“Blame it on the rain that was falling, falling.” – from Blame it on the Rain by Milli Vanilli It rained this weekend in San Diego. We needed this. I needed this. I lived in Oregon for many years and love nothing more than spending a rainy day inside...
Bawdy Love, Giveaways and Scholarships
Back when I had a sex blog and wrote as Queerie Bradshaw, I appeared on a burgeoning YouTube channel called Sexplanations where I talked with Dr. Lindsey Doe about body image, queerness, self-confidence, and blowjob tricks. This appearance – which coincided with my...
Bawdy Love, Discover your story., My story., Tell your story., Time Management
There’s just no getting around it. To write, you must kill. You must drown your distractions. You must murder your inner critic. You must assassinate characters that no longer serve you. For writing to emerge, something else in your life must die. Maybe that’s...
Bawdy Love, Enhancing your life story., Workshop
Have you ever watched a kid dance? The unabashed movement, letting their body go whichever way it wants, not caring what anyone thinks about their rhythm, or lack thereof? Do you still dance like that? I’m going to guess probably not. Because sadly, as we grow,...
Bawdy Love, Enhancing your life story., Journaling, Writing tips and tools.
Summers were hot AF where I grew up. But while the other kids were swimming in canals, splashing in pools, and slipping-n-sliding around their yards, I was hiding inside, ashamed of my body. So how did I go from sulking in the shadows to proudly, confidently, sexily...
Bawdy Love, Enhancing your life story., Journaling, My story., Tell your story.
The largest, most grandiose and awe-inspiring living thing in the world is a scarred Sequoia tree tucked away in the mountains of California. She (for even though her name is General Sherman, with this kind of fortitude, perseverance and strength she must be a woman)...
Bawdy Love, Discover your story., Enhancing your life story., Favorites
It is easy to get caught up in the shoulds and woulds and coulds of life. I love a good grandiose dream, but many of the people I talk with and coach are so focused on the big goals (write a NYTimes best-selling novel, take a year-long trip through South America, have...
Bawdy Love, Discover your story., Favorites
Achieving life goals, embracing your superhero origin story, and saving your relationship with yourself, on Episode 18 of the Bawdy Love Podcast. It’s here! It’s finally here! Bawdy Love: 10 Steps to Profoundly Loving Your Body is released today, this...
Bawdy Love, Discover your story., Favorites, The stories you tell yourself.
Are you obligated to be healthy? Do you owe health to yourself, your family, your loved ones? We’re often taught that healthy is the most important thing we could possibly strive for, but what does this standard do for the worth of someone born with a disease,...
Bawdy Love, Discover your story., Favorites
Freak bodies, societal norms, ableism, and why your doctor is often wrong, on Episode 3 of the Bawdy Love Podcast. When we as a society deem “healthy” bodies as right and worthy, and “unhealthy” bodies as gross and wrong, we set all of us up for failure. Because like...
