“What do you do for fun?” (Seeking pleasure, finding joy)
The top highlights of my winter vacation stemmed from opportunities to witness changes that are bringing joy to the lives…
Hopes and Dreams for 2018
Cry in public, as needed. Write blog posts: about what’s happening in my life, and what’s happening in my community….
What you’re doing when you simply call it “Charlottesville”
Please don’t use “Charlottesville” as a stand-alone word to refer to the white supremacist terrorist attacks of August 11-12. As…
Dear Jews: This year, we fight Nazis. Here’s how.
This year, we fight Nazis. We don’t do it because it’s fun. We don’t do it because it makes us…
building power
Regret is only guilt for having more power now than i did before so hey, Regret, i see you and…
Things that open me
Bodies of water Bodies Water Long walks Dancing Singing Writing Writing Writing Love
The Risk of Not-Knowing
I’m at that point again where I’m exhausted, and I feel like I’m screaming for help but I’m probably not….
Summer
This feels like dying and being born in the same moment. This feels like everything I’ve been preparing for and…
What I Want You to Know about the Mamas Day Bail Out
This piece was originally posted on May 30, 2017 on the Society for Research on Adolescence Emerging Scholars blog. However you…
Check your fear and hold the blame. Please.
A coworker made a casually negative “joke” about divorce during a meeting today, and it stung. I found myself getting…