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Rage, Clicks, Repeat
Algorithms — the foundation of the echo chambers we’re all living in. We know how social media works. We know what it’s doing to us. And still, there I am, consuming an endless stream of curated, monetized content, letting my brain chemistry react before my rational mind even shows up. Suddenly it feels like the…
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Why Our Brains Won’t Shut Up at 3 a.m.
If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m., replaying every unread email, awkward conversation, or looming deadline—you’re in good company. Our brains are experts at turning the middle of the night into a highlight reel of doom. But here’s the thing: evolution stacked the deck this way. From Sabertooth Tigers to Slack Notifications…
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Sitting on Glowing Coals (While Having a Hot Flash)
It’s been a while since my last blog post — mostly because life lately has felt like trying to juggle flaming swords while riding a unicycle… on a trampoline… during a tornado. Between chauffeuring the kids to more sports than the Olympics, keeping the house from collapsing into a laundry-filled abyss, and holding down a…
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Life Isn’t Fair
When I was a kid (the youngest of two) I was famous for shouting, “That’s not fair!” anytime my older sibling got to do something cool that I wasn’t allowed to do. My mom’s answer was always the same: “LIFE isn’t fair.” Cruelly unsatisfying in an 8-year-old’s ears. But she was right. Life isn’t fair—which…
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Raising Kids in the Age of Anxiety: My Take on The Anxious Generation
I just finished Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation, and let me tell you—it was equal parts validating and terrifying. Validating because it put into words what so many of us parents feel in our gut: something about childhood has shifted dramatically in the past decade. Terrifying because… well, the numbers don’t lie. Rates of anxiety,…
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Book Review: From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
Wisdom for Midlife: Letting Go, Leaning In, and Finding New Purpose I read From Strength to Strength at a time when I really needed it — while juggling the hormonal chaos of perimenopause, raising kids who are growing up way too fast, and navigating the daily highs and lows of being a full-time working mom.…
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Parenting in Perimenopause: Good Inside Meets Hot Mess Outside
I’ve been reading Becky Kennedy’s Good Inside, and I’m starting to wonder if she secretly wrote it for me and H. Honestly, I should probably check the dedication just to confirm. Because every chapter feels like it was designed for our daily battles: me, trying to be calm and intentional; H, testing the boundaries like…
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