Penned at a time when a multitude of changes made life feel like every piece and part of me was up for re-negotiation, the collection of songs presented in “Goldenrod” explores what it means to make progress through life without erasing the lessons and emotions of the past and present. Holding space for knowing and loving myself for who I am and where I am, while also leaving room for all the places and versions of myself that have existed in my life up to now and will exist in the future. With imagery inspired largely by the shoulder season “as the summer fades into fall,” the conversations, stories, and emotions explored on the tracks of “Goldenrod” are relatable: change, loss, fear, identity, loss of identity, strength.

The in-between moments in the seasons are my favorites. There is a small magic when the heat of summer is fighting giving way to gusty autumn evenings and bright crisp mornings. As much as I enjoy the tension of those moments in nature, I am less of a fan of that tension in my own life. Change - even chosen, planned for change - is incredibly difficult for me. My fears always center on what else might change subsequently, and who or what I might lose. Explored through different landscapes and lenses, the tracks all come back to this: what does it mean to allow change to move through life without losing who we are?