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Transition Days

by | Aug 18, 2015

Transition Days I often wonder if there are other parents out there like me. I start wondering about five minutes after dropping my kids off at school. Day one of five days they're with their dad, on our 2255 parenting schedule. Are there other parents out there who...

How Do You View the Past?

by | Aug 7, 2015

  How Do You View the Past? When you think of your life up until this point, does it make you happy, or do you focus on the negative aspects of your past and use it as an excuse to stop moving forward? How we view the past often depends on how we perceive our...

The Rules We Make up and then live by

by | Jul 31, 2015

The Rules We Make Up and Then Live By I think about a certain kind of conversation I've had more than once over the years, always some version of the same shape. Someone in the middle of a hard divorce, scared of what a judge might decide, has quietly built a set of...

Use the Discomfort

Nov 4, 2014 |

Use the Discomfort Today I woke up feeling unmotivated. I tried to work for a bit, decided it wasn't going anywhere, and took a break instead. I got to thinking about how cold my house was, the...

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Advocate, Mom, Writer

My days these days are mostly advocacy, with my kids always first, and hiking, biking, and cold plunging worked in whenever I can. Winter cold plunges aren’t for everyone, but there’s a strange kind of beauty and calm in it that I’ve come to need.

Separation was a journey. It took time, and it taught me most of what I know now.