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I Left My Tween Daughter to Die on Mount Rainier
Feb 12
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The Days Are Shorter and Darker
Nov 13, 2024
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Someone Once Called Me a Thought Leader and I Couldn't Hear Anything Else He Said After That
Sep 11, 2024
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Kicking Off Season One of Pretend You’re Good At It: ADHD and Imposter Syndrome
Sep 4, 2024
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The Supremacy of Sameness
And (one reason) why diversity keeps getting trashed. (Spoiler alert: It's capitalism.)
Aug 27
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Did I Cry?
*checks notes* Yes, I did. In fact, I’m still crying.
Aug 13
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Pretend You’re Good At Gardening
Community, garden failures, and a book recommendation.
Aug 6
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I Don't Like What Hope Demands
Risk is, well...it's risky.
Jul 23
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💬 Fireside Chat: Songs That Transport Us Back In Time
...to a happy place.
Jul 16
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Hope
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I Don't Like What Hope Demands
Risk is, well...it's risky.
Jul 23
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Stay Strong In the Middle!
Hope is a conscious effort.
Jul 9
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Hopefulness Is the Warrior Emotion
A six month check-up on our sanity.
May 21
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Light Up a Path to Lead Yourself Home
Plus: Scenes from a PNW Island Getaway
Apr 11
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My Current Three Sources of Delight (Until the Government Bans Them)
...or shackles them on a plane to Columbia.
Jan 30
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Beat the Shit Out of Entropy with Charitable Giving
Your time, your dollars, and your voice can make a difference.
Dec 4, 2024
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The Days Are Shorter and Darker
Let's be joyful motherfucking lights for each other.
Nov 13, 2024
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ADHD
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My Life Work
A reframing of what it means for me to feel disciplined.
Oct 2, 2024
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My ADHD Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment Plan So Far
A brain dump of (hopefully!) helpful information.
Sep 25, 2024
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ADHD From College to (peri)Menopause
My sad backstory.
Sep 18, 2024
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Someone Once Called Me a Thought Leader and I Couldn't Hear Anything Else He Said After That
With my new ADHD diagnosis, I re-evaluated a patchwork career I previously thought was a failure.
Sep 11, 2024
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Kicking Off Season One of Pretend You’re Good At It: ADHD and Imposter Syndrome
A four-part series on how a midlife ADHD diagnosis helped me move on from decades of feeling like a career failure.
Sep 4, 2024
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Meandering
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My Vacation Adventure Bender
Bookstores Galore!
Sep 4
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Actual Posts I've Made on My Local Buy Nothing Facebook Group
Writers are always writing.
Feb 26
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Delighting In the New Year
Turning off auto-pilot. Or wading upstream. The metaphor is a work in progress. 😂
Jan 9
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Take a Spooky Walk With Me
Let's stroll through the cemetery together and read headstone engravings.
Oct 30, 2024
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A Pandemic Era Wicked Twig Spell
A mystery of twigs and sand right outside my window!
Jun 12, 2024
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