HOME
BLOG
MEMOIRS
CONTACT
ABOUT

Home

Home

Home

Home

Stay Connected With My Mailing List

Your Name, Fellow Dreamer

Your Email Address

Leave this field empty if you're human:

Home

I’m Coming Home!

I’m Coming Home!

Grief and Gratitude Entangled

Grief and Gratitude Entangled

Starting the Anti-Racist Work

Starting the Anti-Racist Work

Home

Mountain Adventures

Ocean Adventures

Travel Adventures

Handmade Art

Heartfelt Art

Digital Art

Instagram

// Maisha marefu! 🍻 That’s “Cheers!” in S

// Maisha marefu! 🍻
That’s “Cheers!” in Swahili 🥰🇹🇿
•
I want to make a shout out to the people in these photos. These Stony Brook students finished their coursework and clinical rotations during a global pandemic. They had to adapt to many changes in learning in order to complete their hard-earned Doctor if Physical Therapy degree. I admire their dedication to OUR field (*high five*), yet I am not surprised they have all succeeded.
•
In Tanzania last year, we shared ideas while working with individuals of a variety of needs. Each student showed up with 150% commitment to learning, understanding, then not ONLY treating individuals with physical disabilities... but working side by side to meet the unique needs of each individual and community. Everyone was enthusiastic and adaptable along every step of the way. I have no doubt they’ll all move on to pass the licensing exam 😊
•
Congratulations Kenneth, Amanda, Bella, and Laurel!
•
Special shout out to my bro, Kenneth, because I loved sharing this experience in Africa with you. And you’re okay other times too I guess n stuff.
•
Shout out to Paul-Neil from Stony Brook for helping me bring students on this trip AND then gracing us with his presence (+ dance moves and Simpson quotes) in 2019!
•
Cheers to my coworker and friend Abby @yalebabe55 who is crazy enough to drive cross country with me next week.
•
FINALLY - much love and prayers to our friends in Tanzania who are navigating this pandemic. Thinking of and praying for you always❤️🙏🏻
•
I really believe life is all about who you surround yourself with. And these are good ones to hang around.
•
Can’t wait to see what you all do as DOCTORS of Physical Therapy!!

// Good morning friends 😊 Life is full of trans

// Good morning friends 😊 Life is full of transitions and this is a BIG one!
*𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵*
✵
𝗜’𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 - 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴.
✵
Today marks exactly FOUR years of living in Washington state. I CANNOT believe it! ➍ years ago, I stepped off a plane with two suitcases and a heart full of passion for adventure. The Cascade mountains [and the adventures & people that came with them] captured my 𝗪𝗔nderlust spirit in so many beautiful ways.
✵
Now... In ONE WEEK, I will be preparing for my cross country drive with a full heart, gratitude for lessons learned, and a spirit ready for my next adventure in 💕 BOSTON!! I cannot believe I’ll be a DRIVE away from my family & friends for the first time since 2015! They mean so much to me. I really feel the all I’ve been through in these past few years have prepared me for this moment. I’ve grown through all I’ve been through and am coming out stronger, more centered, and grounded.
✵
I AM READY for you, Boston! 😁
✵
Read more on the blog 😊💕
✵
With love and gratitude,
Kristen

// ❝And, when you want something, all the univer

// ❝And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.❞
‘𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚕𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚝’ 𝚋𝚢 𝙿𝚊𝚞𝚕𝚘 𝙲𝚘𝚎𝚕𝚑𝚘
✧
Riding into the distance with my heart full of love.
✧
There are a lot of transitions coming up in this next week and I am really starting to feel it. It feels wild to be following through on big plans during this pandemic and global uproar. Yet, when a path is truly meant for you, God and the Universe certainly work to align the stars and provide a safe path of no resistance.
✧
Following my heart has never steered me wrong. I am so grateful for all the places it has taken me and all the connections I’ve built. So madly, deeply GRATEFUL.
✧
📸: @erin.inspired 💕

// grief and gratitude. • the complexity of thes

// grief and gratitude.
•
the complexity of these emotions is dizzying and so deeply entangled. Like the ocean, my emotions flow easily between grief & gratitude. One pulling away while the other cascades over me, constantly. I surrender to the feeling. I find the meaning in this pain by being part of the collective grief as we put ourselves back together, just to crack open again.
•
{find all my thoughts on by most recent blog post}

// How is your heart today? ✦ There is massive i

// How is your heart today?
✦
There is massive intersection of grief and gratitude in my heart & the world right now. It’s wild to think back to life a few months ago and see where we are now. It’s even more wild to see how my heart and mind have evolved over these months of discomfort and complexity. Grief and gratitude have seemed to coexist... and/or be playing a really intense match of ping pong in my brain. I’m talking OLYMPIC level ping pong... it’s so intense to watch!! 😅🤯
✦
Finding peace by the sea was a moving meditation. It gifted me words to begin unpacking and processing the past few months. It prepared me for transitions and changes underway—within me and around me.
✦
Sending love. May you find your peace as you continue to process, unpack, and do the work you are called to do. May you find comfort in the uncertainty and peace within you. May we continue to do this all together.
✦
xo,
Kristen

// 🖤𝚁𝙴𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚃🤎
[𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚜; 𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝟸-𝟿 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚗 @wetheurban]
⫸
𝚖𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
We are in this for the long haul as we begin to unlearn - breaking down our biases, stereotypes, belief systems. Remember to stay connected to YOU and rest as you need to. But don’t let the work exhaust you to the point of stopping. Don’t let the discomfort silence you. Don’t quit. Rest. But don’t quit.
⫸
Taking the time to better ourselves so we can better the world is our human obligation. It is the only way to cultivate love. We MUST be vulnerable and combat our shame. We should not be so afraid of being wrong that we do nothing, but instead dive in & EMBRACE being wrong & failing as the prerequisites to learning and getting it right. A child learning to ride a bike doesn’t WANT to fall, but the inevitable loss of balance doesn’t top them from getting on the saddle & handlebars. They’ll ride and ride, fall and fall, with bruises, battered spirits, and open wounds until, one day, they can ride without training wheels, elbow pads, and knee pads.
⫸
Our training wheels are coming from the activist voices & myriad of resources in anti-racism. Our elbow pads and knee pads are our communities who are willing to learn with us, to tell us when we fell, and help us to be resilient in the face of shame & failure.
⫸
May our resilience and vulnerability be our helmets, protecting us from the inevitable falls & failures... even long after we let go of the training wheels. Fail and fail harder. It’s the only way we learn.
⫸
“The work of anti-racism is becoming a better human to other humans.” - @austinchanning
⫸
⫸
𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 & 𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚚𝚞𝚘𝚝𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢:
• Day 4 in @laylafsaad “Me and White Supremacy,” which is about white silence.
• Conversation with @austinchanning and @brenebrown on “Unlocking Us” podcast.
• Consistent wellness tips from @siempregirando to cultivate authenticity and self-love.

FOLLOW

Navigate

BLOG

MEMOIRS

ABOUT

CONTACT

Enjoy the Journey