I distinctly remember telling my husband when our first son was still a baby that I needed something to think about beyond nap schedules and what else in our house I could baby proof. I loved my boy with all of my heart, but a year into motherhood, I needed another place for my mind to go. I …
The Quiet Silver Linings of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The very week the COVID-19 pandemic broke in the U.S., I started seeing messages online about seizing this opportunity and finishing quarantine with something to show for it. On the one hand, I get it. It feels good to give a bit of purpose to this bewildering time. And I …
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14 Soothing Thoughts to Give Your Brain—Instead of Your Usual Stressful Ones
As I write this, here in the U.S. we're about four weeks into school closures and shelter-in-place ordinances for the COVID-19 pandemic. I don't know about you, but I'm finding myself experiencing wide swings of emotion on the daily. To be honest, hourly. The Highs and Lows of COVID-19 One …
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Permission to Mourn Your Smallest Losses – During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Today, my family and I would have been Italy-bound. Instead, we're... home-bound. We’d been saving and planning for this trip for two years. We’d put hours into pinning down places to see, what order to see them in, where to stay, and even what we’d EAT. #foodloversunite We were so excited to …
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A Recovery Guide for Overexerted Highly Sensitive People
I know exactly what my breaking point feels like. Over the years, I've noticed that I always describe it the same way (and usually not in the most collected voice). "It feels like THIS," I say to my husband, while spreading out all of my fingers and pointing them in toward my …
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The Pitfall of Comparative Suffering & Why Empathy Is the Cure
**While are now well past the initial days of the pandemic, the principle of comparative suppering applies to not just any global crisis (natural disaster, war, poverty) but also to the day-to-day suffering (heartbreak, mental illness, loss) experience by the people in your inner circle. Your …
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