I choose joy over fear,
and brave over perfect.

author. storyteller. coach.

“Breathtaking. Raw. Real. This is a memoir about what it means to have a voice. When Rinehart loses her ability to speak, she learns to listen to herself.”

—Jen Pastiloff, author of On Being Human

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My Story

I’m a writer. ultrarunner. educator. mom. I dive into discomfort and teach how to swing for the bleachers in life. Welcome to my home on the web. I’m so happy you’re here! If you were at my real home, you’d have to move kids’ stuff off the couch and make your own cup of tea anyway, so get comfortable where you are and read more of my story…

 

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Short Blog on Good Scans

My doctor, before telling me the results, makes me touch my finger to my nose and to his finger, squeeze his fingers, push and pull… Read more

Return & “Respair” Are What Cement the World Together

“It entails a different kind of return: arduous, uncertain, unpredictable, and alive. It is a return not to what was, but to what is, and… Read more

This is For You If Your Mom is Gone

Dear Brave Ones, I have been missing my mom lately. Not because of Mother’s Day, but because of Cinco de Mayo. Mom used to stay… Read more

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