Welcome, friend, to O Nobly Born, the letters of Growing Humankindness. In these letters I offer poems, reflections, and stories to remember our noble beauty, soften our hearts, and reconnect us with ourselves and each other.

I’m so glad you’re here and are a part of this journey.

Please pass along this newsletter to friends and loved ones who may be interested. And please share your experience in the comments so we can add your voice to the mix.

I hope you'll enjoy this gentle explore of our vulnerability and the wonder within our ordinary lives. I'll be posting about twice a week or so.

About me, Karly

I'm Karly Randolph Pitman, the author of O Nobly Born. I'm a mother, craftswoman, seeker, writer, poet, and teacher of all ages (I particularly love middle schoolers.)

I’m also a facilitator who supports people in healing their relationship with food. I long to bring understanding to our painful coping strategies so we can open to the healing process that lives within. I call this journey of becoming 'growing humankindness' and am grateful for the ways it's claimed, stretched, and carried me.

Growing Humankindness was birthed from a few key places - from my training in developmental and relational psychology, time in the silence, my personal journey through multiple eating disorders and depression, and from listening to others’ healing stories.

I write to soften our hearts towards the places that we fear, misunderstand, and shame in ourselves and each other, so we can see our noble beauty. The hand over heart is a symbol of this compassion, the connection of our whole selves.

In addition to my therapeutic work, I love writing about the small moments of every day life, where wonder pours in. I'm grateful for my writing practice because it trains me to pause and pay attention.

I live in Austin, Texas with my family, a very funny and cuddly half lab, an equally funny (and bossy) cat, and beautiful live oak trees, where I love to go for long walks, make anything with my hands, lift heavy things, lay on the earth, and attempt to grow things in my garden.

Breath by breath, my wish is that we may embody our wholeness – our deeper story – and live from this knowing. May your heart be nourished here.

Love, Karly