Meet Tennyson
Or, call me Tenny.
I didn’t always think of myself as someone who would share my life this openly.
In 2013, my husband and I went through something many would consider their worst nightmare. While headlines focused on the sensationalism of that night, what they don’t show is what happens next—how an experience like that can quietly reshape your world, with no easy or fast path forward.
I was constantly scanning for threats. The nightmares never seemed to end. And there was this underlying layer of anxiety that didn’t seem to go away, no matter what I tried. I was frustrated, exhausted, and felt so alone.
Even though my experience looked like that, I’ve come to learn it can show up in a lot of different ways.
As difficult as it was, I didn’t realize at the time that it would become one of the greatest catalysts for growth in my life. It forced me to understand the connection between my mind and body and to do everything in my power to not let that moment define the rest of my life.
What I hadn’t realized was how much my past—this experience and everything before it—were shaping the way I moved through my life. It was an undercurrent I was constantly working against, without even being aware of it.
This work is an extension of that, and it’s what I now share through my writing and speaking.
But more than anything, it’s a reflection of who I’ve become along the way—and who I continue to become as life unfolds.
I’m really glad you’re here.
I hope you may see yourself in these stories, even in some small way, and feel even the slightest bit of encouragement as you walk your own path. I’m cheering you on.
Stay curious,
