
Welcome to the Riveted Heart Journal
Stories about repair, craft, and becoming – written slowly, honestly, and from the workbench.
Blog categories
- Repair
- From the Wood
- Becoming
- Stories & Meaning
- Studio Notes
Featured
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The First Heart and the Ones That Come After
The first person we trust is rarely someone we choose. They arrive before language, before judgment, before we understand what it means to be safe or unsafe. They are simply there—steady, familiar, woven into our earliest sense of the world. They are the first voice we recognize, the…
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When a Dream Starts Asking To Be Real
For a long time, this dream lived safely inside me. It was something I carried quietly—shaped by years of reflection, survival, and learning what it actually means to feel safe in the world. In that quiet space, the dream didn’t require timelines or explanations. It didn’t ask me…
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From a Wood Studio to a Refuge
Healing was never meant to be solitary. We were meant to find one another, to build safety together, and to remember what it feels like to belong. But as the work evolved, I began to realize that Riveted Hearts was only part of the truth. Every time I…
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Beginning Again
This space is still being built — slowly and intentionally, the same way I work. More stories are coming soon. 🌿
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