Essays

Mallorca Mid-Summer Update

We deserve to live.

Jul 27 •

Just Keep Swimming

I might be in my mermaid era?

Jul 20 •

5 things I'm changing so that I don't lose my cool with my kids (as often).

Being mindful, present, and calm(er) as a parent.

Mar 6 •

Notes from a funeral.

Grief, epiphanies, and a name change (maybe).

Jan 26 •

At 38, can I call myself a young mom?

I referred to myself as a young mom in conversation the other day.

Nov 15, 2024 •

Your pleasure is a revolution

and finding joy in pain au chocolat

Nov 7, 2024 •

A Full Moon in Mallorca

Reflecting on why and how we got here.

Oct 22, 2024 •

Sometimes I sleep sideways

Reflecting on the ways our lives change when we accommodate our children, and how breastfeeding might have laid the foundations for our move to…

Oct 14, 2024 •

A holiday state of mind without going anywhere...yet.

The trees, the sky, the birds, the flowers - they all seem more magical elsewhere. But the difference isn’t really in the place, is it? It’s in us.

Sep 24, 2024 •

What is Motherhood? The Big Slowdown

And what is arguably the hardest part about parenting young children

Jul 29, 2024 •

What is your lighthouse?

When you're lost at sea and the waves are crashing down, what is your light in the dark? What gives you hope? What makes you feel like you?

Jul 16, 2024 •

Finding Loving Kindness

How a practice of Loving Kindness can save your sanity and keep you from losing your shit.

Jul 12, 2024 •

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