breaking free

“Adults addicted to their own stress hormones were once children who lived in unpredictable environments of overreaction, rage spirals, and fear.” - Dr. Nicole Lepera

mindfulness, memoir, lifeJessy EastonFebruary 13, 2021Comment

doing what you love is not a waste of time

It’s your time. Spend it doing the things you want to do.

mindfulnessJessy EastonFebruary 3, 2021Comment

for the ones who struggle

I never thought I’d be writing letters to the cartel

memoir, writing, homeJessy EastonFebruary 1, 2021Comment

second edition

the second edition of From the Dust is available for preorder

writing, memoir, books, usJessy EastonJanuary 30, 2021Comment

words after dark: the scent of books II

an excerpt from my story The Scent of Books read on film

memoir, writing, words after dark, homeJessy EastonJanuary 27, 2021Comment

a new chapter

this new chapter of us has brought us into new depths within ourselves and each other, into places I never knew we needed to go.

usJessy EastonJanuary 23, 2021 Comment

one last hug

Every time I hug him it brings me back to being a little girl. When it felt like he was the only stable thing I had.

family, memoirJessy EastonJanuary 22, 2021Comment

words after dark - candy by luke davies

what’s outside the mist?

words after dark, books, homeJessy EastonJanuary 21, 2021Comment

words after dark - the glass castle by jeannette walls

you’ll still have your stars

words after dark, books, homeJessy EastonJanuary 20, 2021Comment

do we ever arrive?

A blurred mass of gray matter. Forever processing things but never arriving somewhere.

mindfulnessJessy EastonJanuary 19, 2021Comment

baby Easton

the newest addition to our pack

familyJessy EastonJanuary 18, 2021Comment

words after dark - california strays II

memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart

words after dark, writing, homeJessy EastonJanuary 16, 2021Comment

this is where I feel free

this life is not about having more or doing more, it’s about the living itself.

family, home, memoir, usJessy EastonJanuary 15, 2021Comment

on being enough

after a lifetime of not being enough, things have changed.

familyJessy EastonJanuary 5, 2021Comment

stop waiting for what’s next

What advice would you give to your younger self?

mindfulness, homeJessy EastonJanuary 4, 2021Comment

the year's end

what can I strip away?

mindfulness, lifeJessy EastonDecember 31, 2020Comment

words after dark - typewriter series

In this video I read Typewriter Series #2889 by my dear friend Tyler Knott Gregson

words after dark, homeJessy EastonDecember 30, 2020Comment

quieting my inner goal-setter

don’t let the new year rush you.

life, mindfulnessJessy EastonDecember 28, 2020Comment

when things burn

the world as we knew it burned this year but through it all—in and out of the flames—Perry held my hand and he never let go.

usJessy EastonDecember 24, 2020Comment

words after dark: flames and the tin foil

an excerpt from the last story in From the Dust read on film

memoir, writing, words after dark, homeJessy EastonDecember 23, 2020Comment