Essays, videos & reflections
From Sharon.
Small pieces on faith, belonging, people, creativity and the beautifully strange business of being human.
Safeguarding · 6 min read
5 Takeaways from Watching Death of the Pastor’s Wife
A safeguarding reflection on the Netflix documentary.
Netflix’s Death of the Pastor’s Wife is confronting viewing. The most important questions are not simply about the actions of individuals, but about the systems around them: spiritual authority, accountability, privacy, safeguarding — and what happens when protecting the stability of an institution becomes more important than protecting people.
Read this piece →Dignity & safeguarding · 2 min read
Silence Is Communication
On dignity, chasing and knowing when you have enough information.
You asked. You followed up. You tried to repair. At some point, continuing to chase an answer begins to cost you something — your dignity.
Read this piece →Faith & prayer · 3 min read
Beyond the Veil
The veil tore from top to bottom, and an invitation older than the temple opened to us all. A meditation on going further in — past the noise, into the sanctuary within.
Read this piece →Belonging · 5 min read
Why Does Being Left Out Hurt So Much?
Exclusion isn't a small social bruise. It lands in the body, and there are good reasons for that. A gentle look at why being left out hurts, and what to do with the ache.
Read this piece →Belonging · 6 min read
What Does It Mean to Truly Belong?
Fitting in and belonging are not the same thing — and one of them is exhausting. On the difference, and how to tell which one you've been doing.
Read this piece →Faith & safeguarding · 7 min read
When a Church That Felt Like Home No Longer Feels Safe
The grief of losing a spiritual community is a particular kind of grief, and it rarely gets a casserole. A compassionate look at what happens, and how to find your footing.
Read this piece →Identity · 5 min read
You Are Not Too Much: What Happens When We Learn to Make Ourselves Smaller
Too loud. Too emotional. Too curious. Too colourful. On the quiet cost of shrinking, and what it takes to unfold again.
Read this piece →Boundaries · 6 min read
Forgiveness Without Reconciliation: Can You Let Go and Still Have Boundaries?
Forgiveness and reconciliation get bundled together, usually by someone who wants the situation to be over. They are not the same thing.
Read this piece →Institutional hurt · 8 min read
When the Ground Under You Gives Way
Foundational hurt, church loss, and finding solid ground again
Some hurts happen on top of your life. Others happen underneath it. A reflection on foundational hurt, grieving an entire ecosystem, and slowly finding ground that can hold your weight again.
Read this piece →Intuition & discernment · 7 min read
The Sovereign Seer
Translating Clairsentience and Deep Intuitive Knowing into Unshakeable Discernment
To live with clairsentience is to carry an invisible radar that never turns off. Your body registers structural decay, deceit and hidden rot long before the official data catches up — and that is exactly where the isolation begins.
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