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"Can we just *not* talk about politics?"
My approach to political conversations at Parent of Adults
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Why I shredded 38 years-worth of old journals
It felt amazing.
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Where can we talk honestly about empty nesting?
When you and your family hang out in the same online spaces, things get dicey.
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Let's talk about you
Highlights from the Parent of Adults Subscriber Survey
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Loving and (reluctantly) leaving podcasting
There and back again: revisiting my time as co-host of the Edit Your Life podcast
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"I'm not being optimistic. I'm just paying attention."
Belonging is badass.
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A lot can change in a year
Revisiting a poem I sent you a year ago today
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Going Dutch
We're hatching Big Life Plans in Amsterdam...again
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What I’ve learned about newslettering
Reflections as Parent of Adults approaches its first anniversary, and what's brewing for Year 2.
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"Bring 'main character' energy to your life."
I'd gotten too comfortable in the shadows.
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New year, new…sletter
Changes to POA and me for 2023
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Today is a raft
I felt compelled to write you...a poem (!?)
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