Do You Ever Wonder What Might Have Been?

What research in psychology says about how we process the past, plus two new articles from me, and three books you’ll want to read.

Stuck in Self-Doubt? Try Affirmations.

Psychology research suggests that positive self-talk can stop self-doubt and raise self-efficacy.

Introducing My Autistic Son

In my first essay where I introduce Owen as the autistic person he is, I write about how I used to worry about Owen’s success in school this fall, but everything that’s happened in 2020 has given me a new perspective. I now can see that success isn’t the goal, growth is. I hope you’ll read my latest for Scary Mommy, “I Was Already Worried About My Autistic Son Starting Kindergarten — Then 2020 Happened.”