I have been resting. I have been resting hard, resting audaciously, resting with gusto. I have been giving myself permission to do less....

When I was a child, my father taught me catechism. The catechism he used had been written in 1689 and, to my knowledge, had never been...

Over Thanksgiving break, I worked on potty-training my daughter. If I'm going to be totally honest, I have to say this: never have I felt...

I talk about self-care daily—with my depressed clients, with my traumatized clients, with my burned-out clients, with my compassion...

In 2021, I was asked to give a blessing at my church on Mother’s Day. It was my first Mother’s Day, just a few months after I had become...

You are snuggling with your new baby in the hospital, just hours after his birth. The blood pressure cuff beeps as it turns on, but you...

When I was younger, I had a terrible temper. Those who know me now might find this hard to believe; friends and clients describe my...

My daughter’s life began at the height of COVID-19, during the winter of 2020-2021. Quarantined with my vulnerable newborn, I had no...

Dear 20-somethings: This decade might be one of the hardest decades of your entire life. It’s just fucking hard. There’s no way around...

I hate having nothing to wear. And yet, I loathe shopping, and I have low confidence in my ability to choose clothing that’s in style....

I was supposed to write this blog post last weekend. I’ve been so proud of my consistency in creating posts every two weeks. But last...