The Hayden Collective

We design thoughtful, livable spaces.

“Greatness occurs when your children love you, your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind."
―
Quincy Jones

"I am obsessed with becoming a woman comfortable in her own skin."
―
Sandra Cisneros

“As long as we are not ourselves, we will try to be what other people are”
―
Malidome Patrice Somé

“When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
―
Audre Lorde

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A Call to Bloom

White Space

... healing never meant you were broken to begin with.

Here's what I learned from living life offline for a year

365 days, four countries, and seven states later, I learned that while leaving home is thrilling, coming back to peacefully digest the journey is an equal reward.

On Choosing Forgiveness

Dividing myself at 19 years-old was intended to hold us both together and compensate for the spaces that craved her mother's acceptance. So I primed the cracks with you're beautiful's, I'm proud of you's, and your hair is fine's- reducing myself to the consolation prize.

On Dealing With the Loss of a Child

But for some reason, I am here, and I look forward to what tomorrow holds.

Month Day, 2014

There's a feeling of betrayal in the pit of my stomach - reading words born from my pen strokes, but none to claim as original work - plagiarized from the heart of a woman I want to know.

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