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Fearlessly Always
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This is the space where I share professional insights, personal stories, creative writing, and day-to-day reflections. My writing chronicles my living experiences and acts as a place where I can personally offer you professional expertise and best practice ideas.
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Standing on stage is an experience. For several years, when I was invited to speak at larger events, I loathed the stage. Standing above everyone, the center of attention. (I […]
I call this piece, Ode to my hair. Oh, my hair. It is here. It is there. It seems to be every where. I find it laced between my […]
I was standing in the kitchen, looking out the window, when it occurred to me. I can’t remember the last time I listened to music. I can’t recall the last […]
It holds me humble, honest, and heartfull. It fortifies my soul when the drought drains me up. It takes my torment and tickles my woe. Even when pain is all […]
I am the firstborn and lastborn daughter. I am East and West. I am Southern through and through. I am dark skin with flexibly freaky feet. I am clumsy and […]
The words swell out of me like a tidal wave. Flowing, fiercely aggressively, booming in percussive unison. They batter my face with foam and fury, punishing me because of their […]
I was recently interviewed by PiZetta Media and had a wonderfully deep conversation about my work and how I got here. Susie Reece: A Lifelong Mission for Mental Health Advocacy […]
I slipped into my sadness, one timid toe at a time. Sinking softly into the warm waters of woe. My skin dipped into the depression, and dazzled as though diamonds […]
You slinked up to me silently and waited to be seen. I glanced at you coyly but for half a look. I saw you pretend not to see me. I […]
Hate is a lack of heart. Hate is the result of violent unchecked rhetoric. It starts with talk and grows in environments where it is fed. We feed hate online […]
Silence is a powerful expression. One that is feared, misunderstood, and misjudged. Within silence, we can find deep thought. We can explore the pangs of our feelings and pause to build the skills needed to interpret them. Silence can hold joy. It can temper our tongues so we taste happiness, which we do not do often enough. Silence can force consideration or cause us to realize what we had sworn we would never. Silence can cut, oh so tragically deep. It can cleave our hearts into shreds and stare coldly at us as the torn tatters slip through our fingertips.
I looked for strength today and I couldn’t find it in all the places where the warriors told me they would wield it for me. I searched their histories, their […]