Erica Note! This is a guest post from Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui, joyful living educator and writer of A Life In Progress. What I love about Krista is how willing she is to get vulnerable with her readers, and this post is no exception. Enjoy. I sat on the cold rental chair in my tub, naked, …
7 Things that Make Parenting as an Introvert Uniquely Challenging
"Mom!" says the 9-year-old. "Band's in room 9. I don't even know where room 9 IS! Do you?" "Mom!" says the 7-year-old. "I got two stars today! Remember stars? I told you about them after the first day of school. I got TWO today!" "Mom!" says the 4-year-old. "I see Vivian! Can I go show her my …
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A Letter to the One Who’s Not Singing Her Song
She buttons the last dress, slips the final hair bow into place, and takes a deep breath. They are being unusually cooperative for a Sunday, so she allows them to just be. The music in the background persuades them to twirl in their dresses around and around. Over and over again they go, and she can …
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12 Tips for Introverted Parents: Download the PDF
If you're an introvert, how old were you when you figured it out? I was in my mid-twenties—working from home with two little boys always within arm's reach of me—when I connected the dots. There was a reason I sometimes needed to check out of my social life? There was a reason I felt so …
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14 Inspiring Quotes for Women Doing Life On Purpose
In college I used to hide myself in bookstores. As much as I loved the escape of fiction and the storytelling in a good memoir, the aisle that drew me in most held the journals and sketchbooks. I loved flipping through those empty pages, breathing in the smell and imagining who …
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Alleviate So Many of Your Problems By Doing This ONE Thing
A few months ago, I started sending an email to everyone who signed up for my newsletter, asking you to share with me some of the things you're struggling with. I don't offer answers as much as I offer a listening ear—and an excuse to articulate some of the things that are weighing you …
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