Archive - Sandy Myodo Gougis

The Resentment I Couldn't Afford to Keep

The election wasn't what changed me. My response to it did.

Jul 10 • Sandy Myodo Gougis

My Dog Is Wiser Than I Am

Fortunately, she's patient enough to keep teaching me.

Jul 3 • Sandy Myodo Gougis

June 2026

Regret Is Self-Accusation

Learning from the past shouldn't require living there.

Jun 26 • Sandy Myodo Gougis

I Refused to Go to War with My Own Body

Why I stopped "fighting" cancer and started forgiving myself instead.

Jun 20 • Sandy Myodo Gougis

Learning to Leave

How my father taught me forgiveness without ever talking about it

Jun 12 • Sandy Myodo Gougis

She Could Have Killed Me

What my mother's secret taught me about forgiveness

Jun 5 • Sandy Myodo Gougis

May 2026

May He Be Happy. That Fucker.

My reluctant journey from heartbreak and resentment to an unexpected form of forgiveness.

May 30 • Sandy Myodo Gougis

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