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Who Deserves To Be Helped?
The myth of pulling ourselves up by the bootstraps.
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I Left My Tween Daughter to Die on Mount Rainier
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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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I’m From the Fuck Around and Find Out Generation. Are My Kids In the Get Fucked and Find Out Generation?
The economic reality young adults are facing as they get ready to launch.
Nov 23
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Is It a Failure To Ask For Help?
How the surprising context of Seattle's mayoral election sparked this debate.
Nov 19
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Delightful Things In No Particular Order
You can probably skip this one.
Oct 29
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Friday Breakdown: Government Shutdown Edition
Our low-income neighbors, who hold the least amount of power, will end up bearing the brunt of impact as our lawmakers engage in their own power…
Oct 25
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How I Changed Between Two No Kings Protests
Plus three ways to take action besides joining a protest.
Oct 22
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Hope
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Delightful Things In No Particular Order
You can probably skip this one.
Oct 29
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How I Changed Between Two No Kings Protests
Plus three ways to take action besides joining a protest.
Oct 22
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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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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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How I Changed Between Two No Kings Protests
Plus three ways to take action besides joining a protest.
Oct 22
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I Spent My Birthday At the ER
The good news is, dark humor prevailed, even as I disassociated.
Oct 1
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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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