May 28, 2023 | Love & Relationships, Raising children
You know what question drives me crazy? When someone asks my daughter if she has a crush or a boyfriend. Or when people comment, to her, on her body, as if she has a say in how her body looks. This is the kind of inappropriate question adults ask kids, specifically... 
May 15, 2023 | Contemplations, Joy & Contentment, Self-improvement & psychedelics
“Imagine a world where the next generation grows up to see images of bodies that fold and dimple. Skin has texture and bumps. So that none of this seems like a big deal to them. So that we don’t even have to explain why our bodies are good, even if they’re not... 
Apr 30, 2023 | Befriending sadness and grief, Expanding self-awareness, Joy & Contentment, Overcoming self-doubt and fear, Self-improvement & psychedelics
Nobody tells us that life isn’t going to turn out like a fairy tale. As children, we often get the message that we can have or be anything we want. Coupled with movies with happy endings and the shiny (unrealistic) world of social media, that message is being... 
Feb 27, 2023 | Joy & Contentment
My daughter is very organized, and she’s also an 11 year old who plays and makes messes and leaves them. She’s always had a desire to be mindfully organized with her space and when she decides to ‘clean house’ she goes through every nock and... 
Feb 13, 2023 | Expanding self-awareness, The wisdom of anger
A few years ago I wrote a column called “Can we all stop being so good?” The premise of the article was to recognize how habitual it is to respond “I’m good” to the question “How are you?” Many people related to that article and found value in it. We can all...