PinnedArbor BrookesHealing BabyLessons learned when your toddlers step in for your therapist.Sep 30, 202310Sep 30, 202310
Arbor BrookesThe Aftermath of Intense CodependenceHow my codependent relationship has left me jaded to the emotional needs of others.3d ago3d ago
Arbor BrookesIs Wandering the Key to a Present Life?A reflection on how a little girl with a vast imagination stopped her wandering.4d ago4d ago
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
Arbor BrookesWriting About What Is Hard To Look AtWe’ve all got things that are hard to look at. Sometimes it’s necessary to write around the shadows before we are able to set them aglow.Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 2023
Arbor BrookesWhen The Hardest Person To Live With Is Yourself — A PoemSelf-forgiveness is often the most difficult to grant.Dec 16, 2023Dec 16, 2023