WHY A WAFFLE?

The story behind the name—and why being imperfect is kind of the point.

gathering the ingredients

Why a Waffle?

Because I never once made a perfect one.
You know the kind—clean edges, golden crisp, symmetrical.
But somehow… they still tasted amazing.

That stuck with me.
Because my healing has looked exactly like that:

Uneven. Slow. Burnt at times.
And still—whole in its own way.

Waffle started as a joke.
But over time, it became something more.
A symbol of this strange, non-linear, beautifully wonky path I’ve walked.

Waffle is the shape of my nervous system relearning safety.
It’s the bite-sized experiments I’ve run to stay alive.
It’s the flavor that still comes through, even when things feel half-formed.

That’s why the logo looks the way it does—
Not perfect. Not even. Just honest.

Because I’d rather be real than symmetrical.

This work—this site—is my experiment.
Built from breath, rest, mobility, mistakes, and the ridiculous love of a dog named Braddah.

If your waffle came out weird too, you’re in the right place.

Let’s stop aiming for perfect.

Let’s taste what’s actually here.

@whatsyourwaffle

@whatsyourwaffle

@whatsyourwaffle


Everything. OK, I’ll talk! In third grade, I cheated on my history exam. In fourth grade, I stole my uncle Max’s toupee and I glued it on my face when I was Moses in my Hebrew School play. In fifth grade, I knocked my sister Edie down the stairs and I blamed it on the dog... when my mom sent me to the summer camp for fat kids and then they served lunch I got nuts and I pigged out and they kicked me out!
...but the worst thing I ever done: I mixed up all this fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa - and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. And I never felt so bad in my entire life!

I’m beginning to like this kid, Ma!
— Chunk’s confession & Jake Fratelli; Goonies, 1985