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Why Growing an Audience is Hard

Real, talk? This post is mostly because I see people on Twitter humblebragging about their subscriber numbers. I’m happy for them, but I sometimes feel it’s not a level playing field to grow. Here’s why I think it’s tough for some of us.

The Mental Load of a New Diagnosis

Well intentioned comments can add unbearable burden for those newly diagnosed with a chronic illness. Here’s what they’re dealing with but don’t know how to express yet.

Covid Consciousness and “the plastic hours”: rethinking work culture with Mary Portas

coronavirus is making a lot of us rethink our relationships with work and hustle culture, so these quotes from interview with Mary Portas , host of the Kindness Economy, landed so well for me.

Self Compassion Vs Self Esteem.

Why cultivating Self Compassion is healthier overall than cultivating self love or self esteem.

The Dollar Value of our Lives and “The New Normal”

People keep talking about getting back to normal. And the new normal. Like any of us feel the way we did before the pandemic. Like it didn’t expose giant cracks in how our society worked. I was happier before I knew each government had an exact value for our individual lives and that they decided…

I Know That Feeling, Little Dude

Overcoming the Narrative of “Overcoming”

Moods of Galicia

it’s less lonely to be alone

Christmas by the sea

The color treatment on these photos are inconsistent, but so was the mood. Aye. Despite her serene smile in the pic above, our little one fought tooth and claw against the tyranny of the car seat, the repression of the stroller, and wailed a lot during the walk by the coast. I was coping as…