Author: Jordan

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On Failure

Nothing is for nothing. I did not fail. I learned, I connected, I grew. Last month, I attempted to raise a large amount of money to print my children’s book. I managed to raise a large amount of money, but not the goal amount. The platform runs on an all-or-nothing premise, so all of that […]

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Birth and Rebirth

Birth and Rebirth When I woke up Friday, October 17th, I knew somewhere deep inside myself that I needed to rest. I went on a short walk, skipped my high cardio workout, took a long shower and decided to lie down in bed with a book. After reading for half an hour, I felt my […]

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Lose Yourself or Heal Yourself

Lose Yourself or Heal Yourself It’s been almost five and a half years since I held my oldest daughter in my arms for the first time. We went through a short season of trauma during my pregnancy with her (our anatomy scan showed she had potentially fatal birth defects, but they were somehow healed a […]

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Before Birth

Before Birth Five years later, I can look back and see I went into labor with more than a giant chip on my shoulder. It was closer to a canyon. My first trimester fear of a cesarean sent me down a rabbit hole of research that ultimately led me to believe hospitals were anti-women and […]