Update

The most amazing things have happened in the last few months. Wonderful, life-changing things. I am so happy now. First, I quit my job. Second, I had a baby. The second thing precipitated the first. It was a difficult pregnancy and required me to slow down and be kind to my body - something you absolutely cannot do in a law firm. I was basically in labor from Thanksgiving last year until February 22, 2010 at 1:19am. Today I picked up my baby boy from his nap and as he smiled up at me with the sheet marks still on his little rosy cheeks, he melted my heart for about the millionth time.

I am just now learning to relax and reflect on the events of the last few years. They were so intense. So full of conflicting emotions that I felt compelled to keep to myself for fear no one would understand. Only now do I feel like I can begin to open up and describe them. But I want to do so on a broader scale - in a way that will help other people find their voices also and maybe lessen their pain even as I describe my own. I am still working out the details, but hopefully soon I'll have something else that is exciting and new to share...