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figuring out how to be and care for ethical, joyful humans in beautiful, horrible times

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Parents are 2nd fastest learners on the planet!

5 questions for podcast host and big fan of children & parents alike, Michael Feigelson

Sunday 5

This week I bring you the beautiful things others have recommended to me since learning my dad died…

My sweet papa is dead

Last week was one of the most sacred and arresting times of my entire life.

Sunday 5

Please read my friend Jessica Slice’s powerful personal essay + comprehensive research on PANS, an illness that far too many kids are suffering with because of adult bullshit.

Care is the case study for personal = political

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Sunday 5

This first episode of podcast Birth of a Parent rocked my world.

The difference between curing and healing

Thank you for being such a loving, thoughtful community of readers, constantly helping me heal as I go.

Sunday 5

Last week I spent a couple of days with my bestie since 3rd grade, as I try to do each year.

Ten things my kid has taught me

on her 10th birthday

Sunday 5

In light of what’s happening in Madison, I wanted to share this video about the MASS Public Memory and Memorials Lab and the work of Jha D Amazi, a visionary in our midst.

Is parenting hard?

the torture and the magic

Sunday 5

Thank you to Lisa Sibbett for this incredibly important resource on how to show up for youth and their families when there is crisis.

'I never expected we’d be here again.'

an essay on multi-generation living, matriarchy, and mutual aid