Dear Doctor, I am writing to you today, at 6 AM in the morning, because yesterday was hard, and I am starting my day feeling both depleted and discouraged. For the record, I do…
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Click here to view the recording of our research group’s virtual art gallery event (90 minute webinar.) On June 20, 2020 you are invited to a personal virtual art exhibition event created by six…
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Modern Motherhood Stories of KindnessA Note to the Chick-Fil-A Team Member Who Asked Me, “Is She Going to Get Better?”
To the Chick-Fil-A Team Member who asked me, “Is she going to get better?” I am sure you don’t remember me, as it has been almost a full year since I pulled up…
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The red weather-torn letters read, “SAVE OUR OAK.” They peel away from a yellow poster that’s topped with a large, bright, yellow ribbon. The sign hangs across a chain link rent-a-fence. My neighborhood is…
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I’ve walked into harder times, and I’ve walked out the other side It seems like you end up getting what you need Yeah, looking down from 30,000 feet, life’s been good to me —Lyrics…
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I dim the lights in the bathroom as the faucet roars and fills the bathtub with cold water. I plug the drain before I unwrap a fringe scarf from my neck and pull my…
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Modern Motherhood Stories of KindnessAnd Then, My Entire Family Bought Roller Skates: A Thank You Note
The crickets belong in the old stone wall and the bees belong in the clover, just as winter belongs in its place after fall, before the new year starts over. —You Belong Here, written…
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“What is your favorite discovery?’ asked the boy. ‘That I am enough as I am,’ said The Horse” — Charlie Mackesy This essay captures a conversation I had with a psychiatrist the month I…
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July 2019 I reach for a hospital pillow and today’s newspaper: I stare at the headline and recall Nora’s nurse’s reaction from this morning when I read it to her: UCSD GETTING ANOTHER $100M…
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Modern Motherhood Stories of KindnessA Note to My Daughter’s ER Nurse, Who Asked Me: “How Would You Like Me To Address You?”
First you should know, your question left me momentarily stunned. And then, it suddenly made me quite suspicious. Because a nurse (or any medical personnel or professional) asking about a patient’s mother’s name— in…
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When all the world is a hopeless jumble and the raindrops tumble all around. Heaven opens a magic lane. When all the clouds darken up the skyway, there’s a rainbow highway to be found,…
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I stare at the sand, inches away from my face and examine bits and pieces of grain sized rocks, seashells and sea glass. I take a deep breath and watch as I let it…