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During this season of silence, with my own lived experience of not being in touch with my parents, but never cutting them out of my life, all while understanding Daughter needs to figure out who she is and heal from her own pain, I wish for anyone facing it; that it stops.
I logged my recovery for seven weeks post surgery. It’s been very different than the hip recovery, and it’s been much the same.
One of the best questions my therapist has asked me to date is: “Are you certain you’re estranged?” when I casually told her I’m estranged from most of my family. I have not been in touch with most of my family for most of my life.
Texting with a friend this morning as I sit on the patio watching this small flock of six red star chickens who are growing so fast, after giving carrots and apples to the horses and donkeys on the other side of the fence I told her: this is a soothing I forgot existed in the world.
I’ve heard of healthcare providers having compassion fatigue. I can completely understand it. Us civilians can find it exhausting to stay compassionate with people. Made me understand though that it’s true too for people who’ve been traumatized and abused and later when they talk about things, not heard, there can grow a kind of compassion…
People who criticize Patton for his friendships probably need to look at their circle of friends
Jeff Garlin decided Hannah Gadsby should voluntarily cut off her own income before she was allowed to criticize Ted Sarandos and Netflix but says men who do horrible things don’t deserve to lose their money. Mike Birbiglia and Hasan Minhaj show us perfect examples of what girls hear from their dads who don’t understand that their daughters hear them long before they go out into the ruthless world of men.
It’s November 5th. All of the holidays will approach much faster than some of us are ready for. *Raises hand, nods* “May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground” is a line from the song Carry On by Fun. The stanza in context is: “If you’re lost and alone, or you’re…
Dr. Maya Shankar interviews Annie Duke (author of How To Decide). A great conversation about how we value certain kinds of decisions and how some of the ones we’ve seen as failures might be better seen in a different light.
If you’ve been around a while you’ve noticed plans rarely go as…planned. In work, in life, in relationships, writing, making art, raising children – things go awry.