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.
Tag Archives: personal essay
On The Stairs
Pressure on mothers to “be present” or “enjoy the moment” with their kids can induce shame. But a bigger, more compassionate view offers an antidote.
What Raising Butterflies Taught Me About Miscarriage
How I learned to live with the pain and possibility of trying to conceive, pregnancy loss, and secondary infertility.
Heart Tropism
For plants to live, roots must detect and then respond to what is happening to them. I think our hearts are a little like that.
The Pull
When anxiety arrives, you must pay attention, carefully, to your body. To what it feels. You must notice the very beginning of the very first pull. That is your cue to untangle yourself.
I Went From Exhausted To Energetic. Here’s How.
The four simple strategies of REST can help anyone sleep better tonight
Savoring Stopped Me From Wasting My Life
What secondary infertility taught me the role of attention, acceptance, and appreciation in creating a well-lived life.
Don’t Post, Don’t Tell
Mothers in America are not allowed to claim the elements of a good story online, and it’s hurting them in real life.
A Glimpse Of The Right Color
The world is overlayed with our memories. Here’s what a particular shade of red means to me.