Totem Blog

A Conditional Home

A go-bag, a wasted weekend, and the loneliness that comes with not knowing where home is.

Daughter of an Absent DJ

Absent fathers, complicated mothers, family secrets, and the stories we inherit about love, abandonment, and belonging.

When Stability Wasn't Enough

I thought I fixed the right things. So why do I feel like this?

Totem Newsletter! July

Fairy tales, community events, a new blog, and a first look at the Totem web app.

Community Care, Reimagined

How digital spaces can make real connection more accessible

Totem Newsletter: June!

Fuck, Not Again

The intersection between burnout, depression, and finding purpose in a world you feel completely alone in.

Twirl

Family, self-abandonment, and the grief of realizing that love and understanding are not always the same thing.

Where the Hell is the Village?

Why so many moms feel alone and what it really takes to build a village today

That Time ChatGPT Became My Therapist

Alcohol, loneliness, and using technology as a support system.

The Sacred Pause ;

All The Love You Find Wrapped in Pain: Parenting a Child with Cerebral Palsy