PinnedArbor BrookesHealing BabyLessons learned when your toddlers step in for your therapist.Sep 30, 202310Sep 30, 202310
Arbor BrookesinBELOVEDThe First Date Nobody’s Talking AboutI wasn’t prepared to find myself on a first date of sorts with my husband of three years.1d ago121d ago12
Arbor BrookesinBELOVEDThe Aftermath of Intense CodependenceHow my codependent relationship has left me jaded to the emotional needs of others.Jul 19Jul 19
Arbor BrookesinZENITEIs Wandering the Key to a Present Life?A reflection on how a little girl with a vast imagination stopped her wandering.Jul 18Jul 18
Arbor BrookesThirty-Something Women Are Shedding and Becoming.It’s not that we’re suddenly fearless, but that we are finally ready to take risks for ourselves.Jul 10Jul 10
Arbor BrookesHis Star Basket CaseA short reflection on the nuances of healing + a poem about what it means to be your therapist’s star basket case.May 17May 17
Arbor BrookesRules & Roles | A PoemA poem about the shedding of arbitrary blueprints, of which I followed blindly — longing to be perfect — for too long.Mar 9Mar 9
Arbor BrookesThe Layers of “Home”I have long been contemplating what “home” means. I know that a house does not a home make, necessarily, but so much of life happens inside…Mar 8Mar 8
Arbor BrookesThe Sun’s Rebirth//A Solstice ProseThis morning I rose as she was rubbing the crust from her eyes, fanning the air with long blinks. I made my way to the lake, arrivingMar 5Mar 5