When I was pregnant with my daughter Natalie, I shifted from a long-time role in special education to teach a…
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I Was the Hard-To-Be-Around Adult Until I Knew Better
“Because everyone that I know,Every place that I go,Every story that I’m told,It’s loveIt’s loveIt’s love That we’re looking for.”…
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That Time I Saw You Leave Behind the Things That Held You Back
Exactly one week ago, I took a photo of the room I stayed in during my three-day Soul Shift retreat in…
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Courage, Please Step Forward: The Advantage of Being a Human Who Does Hard Things
“My friends on the cross-country team had to get up at 5am to go to their meet,” my 16-year-old daughter…
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Kicking Shame to the Curb by Connecting Our Dots
{This morning, I posted the following piece on social media. My hands were shaking. I can’t remember ever feeling quite…
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Finding Harmony With Loved Ones Whose Temperaments Are Different from Our Own
“You think I’d leave your side, baby You know me better than that Think I’d leave you down when you’re…
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