memoir - Emily P.G. Erickson

I Signed Up For A Race And All I Got Was This Lousy Mood Boost

Why signing up for a canceled race is one of the best things I’ve done for my mental health.

From Self-Judgement to Self-Compassion

Mindfulness is great. Mostly. But being aware of your thoughts can be downright painful, especially when they’re full of self-judgement. Self-compassion can help.

Happiness Is An Inside Job — And An Outside One

What I learned from my new Google knowledge panel (It’s not what you think). Plus three great books to read right now — including one of the best ones I’ve read all year.

37 Reminders

Emotional wellness advice I need to hear on my 37th birthday. Maybe it’ll help you too?

Awe and Oaks

Greet the edges of your understanding with awe, not angst.

Is your social media feed split between masked and un-masked faces? Mine is and I’m fascinated. That’s why I wrote a meditation on loneliness and choice during the pandemic. Read my lyric essay Earthworms & Champagne in the NYU SPS’s Dovetail. It’s my first piece in a literary magazine.

My Latest For PALS: A Potential Space

A child leading an adult through a field

When I thought about what I would write about for my bi-monthly spot in Pregnancy After Loss Support’s publishing calendar, my mind flashed back to something a doctor said to me right before an important ultrasound. She said, “A uterus is a potential space.” It’s an interesting way to talk about an organ but I think the reason the moment came to me wasn’t because of biology.

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