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  • Shuffling Back to Fine

    Shuffling Back to Fine

    You know what doesn’t get enough credit? Feeling fine. Not amazing, not life-alteringly happy, just…fine. Okay. Not like you’re one wrong sneeze away from a…

  • Shutter Speed & Soul Work

    Shutter Speed & Soul Work

    “A love story between me, a camera, and over 400 women defining themselves” Back in 2015, I fell in love. Not with a person, I…

  • So… I Never Introduced Myself, Did I?

    So… I Never Introduced Myself, Did I?

    (Honestly, rude of me.) Hi. I’m Marissa. And I’ve been out here blogging like we’re already best friends, which, I mean, aspirational, but maybe it’s…

  • Eight Weeks Post-DIEP: The Hunger Games

    Eight Weeks Post-DIEP: The Hunger Games

    Hello again, friends. After a brief unintentional blogging hiatus (read: recovery haze, surgical drains, snack-fueled mood swings, and a short stint as a human pin…

About Me

I’m Marissa – the author behind this blog. I write about my life – work, kids, cancer – all with a nugget of realism and a little twinge of hope. Enjoy!