Back in the Spring I visited Washington, D.C. to take part in an event for the National Council for Adoption. I got to hear other people’s adoption stories, share my own and help this great organization raise funds and awareness to continue doing the important work they do. National Council For Adoption is the leading […]
February 17th One of those days you live thru that you say to yourself, “I should never have left the house today!” So what happened? I got up early to get my blood work done after fasting. The lab opened at 7:00 am, and I debated with myself to bring the dogs for […]
It hurts me to see so much transphobic commentaries on FB about XY Females competing in sports. First and foremost please remember there are actual human beings at the other end of this issue. There is much research that has not been highlighted on this issue. First of all it isn’t about testosterone which many […]
Forgiveness is not a one and done process, though it is a nice thought, but the truth is it is more about recognizing that energy and deciding what to do with that energy or vibration. Many of our hurts and pains come from our unconscious, things that happened to us before we were aware, so […]
It’s still so incredible to me to think back to this moment of being included in ESPN’s 2016 Body Issue. At the time I was 56 years old and truly honored they thought of me. It was powerful to be able to perform these dives again… some I had not done since 1988 – nearly […]
Several years ago I found my birth family. Growing up adopted I was always curious about this. Once my mother encouraged me I embarked on the journey to locate my birth parents. Watch this short feature People TV did on my experience to learn more about that undertaking and the results. Watch the video on […]
Back in 2016 Tom Daley and I went to my home away from home, the Mission Viejo pool! We did get some video while we were there having a great time as the last people to dive off the platform before major renovations tear it down. Tom says it was the fulfillment of a […]
I was hiking with my two dogs, Pax and G-Man, listening to “Dear Evan Hansen,” and was contemplating “Life.” I know rather odd, maybe, but that is just something I have learned to embrace about myself; I am odd at times, most of the time, LOL! It triggered thoughts of my suicide attempts in my […]
