*Originally published in About Me Stories on Medium*

I’m Kelsea, thanks for checking out my work 🙂

I’m inclined to write from a corporate point-of-view, give you my cut-and-dry resume, but what’s the point? I write about personal topics. It only makes sense that I give you personal details.

I am deeply concerned with existential questions, often examining my own worldview. The human condition is my bread and butter, that bittersweet intangible something that is everything. I seek to capture what it is to be alive in a story, a poem, a conversation that lingers in my mind. I wish to share these things with you.

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The lens through which I see the world is influenced by the many roles I play.

The Nurturer

I’m a single mother to a 4-year-old boy. I’m raising him with the never-ending help and support of his father, his stepmother, and a few very special grandparents.

My son is so sweet and unique, and the greatest blessing I’ve been given. He’s particular and gentle, but also rambunctious and messy. He loves to finger paint, but can’t stand food on his hands. His love raises me to new heights, but potty training brought me to my knees. Motherhood is, by far, my greatest adventure yet.

The Lover

My primary partner and I are ethically non-monogamous, polyamorous specifically, and have been together nearly a year. I have known since my early 20s that I needed to explore polyamory but didn’t make that leap into the unknown until last year.

All I can really say is I’ve never had a love like this, and there’s no reason to settle for any less. Imagine the freedom to see anyone you want in any way possible and you still want to go home to your primary partner. That is the kind of love I’ve found. He’s set the bar quite high.

The Mystic

As I stated previously, I am concerned with all things existential. That can be extended to include metaphysics and spirituality. I find if I don’t continuously study these matters I lose my luster.

I feel alive when I explore what it means to be alive. Not only that, but what is alive and how alive is it? I am, admittedly, enduring a Dark Night of the Soul. There’s no other way to describe it.

I still identify as Pagan over any other spiritual identity. This has been my path for nearly a decade, and it has served me well.

Lately, however, I find my worldview and inquiries reach beyond this Earth. The difference feels like approaching the ocean for the first time when I’ve only ever seen the river.

The Writer

I write to connect with others. I write so maybe you and I won’t feel so alone. I write because I must.

Social anxiety has hindered me for a significant portion of my life. I never realized how courageous it is to write where others can see until recently. It explains everything.

My lack of courage explains my resistance to publish my writing in the past. It explains the resistance I’m confronting right now. The difference this time is I have the courage to share what I’ve learned and what I continue to discover.

I chose to place this role last because much of my writing is informed by the work I do as a nurturer, lover, and mystic. Everything I am influences my writing. I decided I will write on my own terms (and according to my editor’s guidelines).

I received a B.A. in English and journalism in 2015 from the University of Cincinnati. I have worked as a journalist, editor, project manager, and freelance writer, among other roles. My education and work experience has served me well. The big question now is, what’s next?

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