I\’ve taken countless writing workshops and classes where, when you say \”I don\’t know what to write about\”, the facilitator will say: \”write about THAT.\” Yeah. It sounds like annoying response, but here\’s the thing: IT WORKS. And I\’ve been thinking, for a while: there are all these things I WANT to write about-but I …
When I was just starting my last semester of grad school, at the ripe old age of 23, I went to my first therapist. my reason: I couldn\’t write a cover letter. I had never had a grown-up job before; I went straight to graduate school (social work) out of college. Part of the reason …
I want to write a blog post. I started one earlier today. But I was writing it for….well, you (whoever may be reading this). Not *from* me. I have had an eventful, meaningful last two weeks: I went to Jen Pastiloff\’s retreat at Kriplau, which as always cracked me open in ways I didn\’t realize …
I\’ve committed to writing every day. So here is a story for you. (note: I feel about 99 years old after writing this.) Online dating used to take a bit more work. See, back before smartphones or tablets or even everyone having a laptop…. we all had desktops (with dial-up internet). We could only be …
a brief history of online dating #The100dayproject Read More »
[Hey! Pssst! you reading this! Are you feeling overwhelmed or run down? did you know about my self-care group?PUTTING OURSELVES FIRST: CREATING SELF CARE An 4-week online offering starting April 2For class info, and to register, click here] I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Jen Pastiloff\’s workshop ON BEING HUMAN this weekend, …
The empath\’s backpack (or: whose shit are you carrying?) Read More »
\”A greeting of love and compassion; also means \”to be in the presence of the divinity\” or in the presence of (alo) the \”divine breath of life\” (Ha). \”[From Wikipedia] On the bus on the way up to New York, I felt a bit anxious: what if this writing workshop didn\’t live up to my …
