I am so excited to make this announcement. Zena and I have been working on the podcast for months now, turning an idea into something we could send out into the world. I’m proud of the work we’ve done together here, and of what we’ve learned so far. The podcast broadly focuses on how we…
Month: January 2022
The stories we tell
I have one picture from my childhood. It’s summer and I am maybe eight. My brother and I are in swimsuits under the fig tree in our backyard, hugging and beaming at the camera. We look happy. I was supposed to give the picture back to my mother, but that was 15 years, ten homes…
Here we are again
For the second time in two months, we are in quarantine. Thus far, we are well, and that’s something to be happy about, but it’s feeling a bit much at the moment. School hasn’t even started yet, and I’ll be taking yet another bout of leave (which isn’t leave — no one does my job…
Birth in the time of covid
Some of this post could be triggering to those who have experienced birth trauma. Please be mindful of this if you choose to read it. I need to stop following covid case numbers. They aren’t changing anything for me beyond a creeping anxiety that every slight cough my children make is a sign that something…
Apps, kids, and addiction: A parent’s view
I’m supposed to work on creating better technology, but mostly I find myself banishing it from our house. Not all of it — I clearly benefit from access to knowledge via the internet, and have a fascination with wellness tech (and what it does and doesn’t help me achieve), but the rest? I more often…