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The nights I want a do-over
The quiet grief of realizing a moment has passed before you were ready to be done with it. Tonight I feel like a subpar mom. Nothing immensely horrific happened. From the outside looking in, it probably looked like a tired, threadbare mother doing her best to get her toddler to sleep. There were no raised…
Why Do Moms Feel Guilty? Sometimes It’s Actually Sadness
I was listening to a woman recently. A mother. An actress. She had gotten a part in a Broadway play, a dream she’d had since childhood. Naturally, the role required her to be away from home more often than usual, which meant less time with her young daughter. She talked about how most days, when…
15 Songs That Help Reduce Anxiety and Stress
Did you know your body is wired to respond to music? In fact, music has been shown to stimulate more parts of the brain than any other human function, according to The Power of Music author Elena Mannes. That makes music one of the most powerful tools available for reducing anxiety and stress. From the…
30 Days to Building a Meditation Habit (Even If You’ve Never Meditated Before)
Meditation is everywhere these days. Between apps, YouTube videos, teachers, wellness influencers, and the countless opinions about the “right” way to practice, it can feel overwhelming to know where to begin. The good news is that anyone can begin meditating. You don’t need special equipment, a perfectly quiet home, or a certain kind of personality.…
RaRa
My son said “Mama” first. I won’t pretend it didn’t melt me. There was something about hearing that word spoken aloud for the first time. As though a connection I had felt from the moment he began growing inside me had finally found its voice. Something sacred made audible. Mama. For a while, it seemed…
How to Be More Present in Everyday Life
Being present doesn’t mean having a perfectly quiet mind or appreciating every moment. It means returning your attention to the life that is happening now, often in small and ordinary ways. There are days when I move through my life so efficiently that I barely seem to inhabit it. I’ll answer an email while thinking…
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Welcome, Dear Friend
There’s a moment in the stillness of an early morning, before the world wakes up and before the weight of the day settles in, when everything feels suspended. In that pause, a quiet ache stirs. It’s not sadness, not exactly. It’s a yearning. A sense that there’s more waiting beneath the surface of life. Maybe it’s what brought you here.
Life has a way of rushing us forward. Days blur together in a current of responsibilities, expectations, and noise. Yet somewhere beneath it all, a quieter voice remains. A whisper inviting us to pause, to listen, to remember something essential about…