Historically, October and I have had a complicated relationship.

Charles Dickens summed it up best-”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

In no other month out of the year do my emotional and mental bodies shift like they do in the autumn defining month of October. And interestingly, October just happens to be the month my soul entered human form.

As a kid, I remember…

In the midst of inevitable change that comes with being alive, there are also these particular elements that seem to remain with us-like an old friend. These things can be tangible or intangible, but what these friends have in common is the ability, or maybe power is the better word, to validate, hold, and ultimately comfort our hearts in times of unease or personal growth. These are the “constants” we lean into. I’d like to introduce you to one of my constants that I’ve held onto since 1996. Before Adele and others like her, there was a singer-songwriter named Fiona Apple.