What if my body isn’t something I need to fix?
How being a menopausal endurance athlete helped me to wake up to what I have needed all along: to eat enough food and allow my body to do its thing.
Lisa Congdon
Artist, illustrator, writer, bike ripper. Portland, OR.
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For the Love of My Things
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Scissors, A Love Story
"There's nothing a pair of scissors can't fix.” — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Now What
Pondering my new reality
Am I scared? A tiny bit.
It’s funny what happens when you do things the same way for so many years, and then one day you wake up and say, I don’t want to do life this particular way anymore.
Forward Begins Here
Celebrating the power of --> movement and honoring what you really want
The Magic of Impermanence
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who commented or messaged about the closure of my retail business. You were all so kind and generous.
Big Changes Afoot
More on this topic soon, but for now...
I've become a super reader (for the first time in a very long time)
What happened when I turned in my phone for books
Be Your Own Valentine
Once open a time, nearly my entire identity was situated around whatever romantic relationship I was in (or not in).
The Way Through
What matters most is how you walk through the fire. – Charles Bukowski