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Continue reading →: Why “Good Enough” Parenting Is More Than EnoughFor years, I’ve collected notes from my coaching, research for my workshop and information from all the reading I have done around being a mother… but it all lived in folders and files I haven’t looked at for ages. Until ChatGPT that is. I uploaded every note, slide, post and…
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Continue reading →: Navigating Travel Anxiety: Solo Parenting in Sri Lanka (by choice. I know…)In a couple of days, I’m taking three of my boys—aged 15, 12, and 7 to Sri Lanka. On my own. And because TikTok can apparently read my mind, I came across a video today of a white man saying, “Don’t go to Sri Lanka!” stitched with a Sri Lankan…
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Continue reading →: Gratitude, Goals and Trying Not To Cry
Five years ago, I turned 40, a milestone birthday. I love birthdays. It’s always so funny to sit and think about what I thought aging would feel like, what I thought “old” was. And now, I know for sure that it’s not me, and it’s not this. I didn’t want…
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Continue reading →: From Chaos to Clarity: How ChatGPT Runs My Life (and Saves My Sanity)*feature image generated by AI. Some things in life need to be experienced in detail, with every moment given its due attention. Like a cup of coffee for example. But let’s be honest, the majority of daily life could use a shortcut. I appreciate shortcuts. In fact I love shortcuts.…
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Continue reading →: Vaccines, Pressotherapy, and Grilled Cheese Croissants: My Week in Review (it’s still Saturday somewhere)If you squint hard enough, it’s definitely still Saturday. Time is a social construct anyway, right? Either way, welcome to my Saturday Roundup (on a Sunday). Let’s just pretend the week hasn’t rolled over yet, and no one will notice. Wow. I didn’t do too well last week — I…
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Continue reading →: The Roundup
There’s this thing I do with my long-distance friends called the Wednesday Waffle. I found it on Instagram or TikTok. The idea is simple: send each other a video or voice note with an update about life — the more mundane, the better. It helps us feel like we still…
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