Allison Burke

Writer, Mother, Truth Teller, and Recovering Good Girl.

"And now that you do not have to be perfect, you can be good." - John Steinbeck, East of Eden

When we tell the truth, when we live our truth, when we show up as our most authentic selves, we create space for everyone around us to do the same. This is where my truth lives, and everything I've learned about love and loss, mistakes and redemption, grief and hope. Because even in our darkest hours, at our very worst, we are never alone; we are simply waiting for another soul to say, "me, too."

The Cure for the Pain Is In the Pain (No One is Coming to Save You)

I am ten years old, perched at the edge of a faded wooden dock on the shore of Keuka Lake, peering anxiously into the water below. I have...

I Spent My Whole Life Trying to Be a Good Girl. So How Did I End Up the Other Woman?

For nearly all of my life, I have tried to be “good;” a good daughter, a good friend, a good wife, a good mother. I spent 40 years on a...

The Glass Matters: How to Survive Heartbreak by Sweating the Small Stuff

I'm not much of a drinker these days, so when I reach for a cocktail, it has to be something special - a good bourbon. A really good...

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