Things we shouldn’t have to get sick to learn
We often talk about what people living with chronic conditions need to learn, adjust to, or do differently. But what if we flipped the conversation and considered what their experiences might teach us all about living well?
the smaller ways we reinvent ourselves
We hear a lot of people talk about reinventing themselves these days. Yet like most other popular phrases, each of us might have a different idea of what that actually means.
Many people probably imagine reinventing themselves to mean a new job, a new city, or a new apartment. Maybe even a new hairstyle and a total makeover. It’s easy to see why. These are the
Whose voice are you listening to?
I write a lot about self-compassion, in part because it may sound simple enough in theory but can be hard to put into practice.
We sometimes hear someone say, “Talk to yourself the way you'd talk to someone you care about.” It's good advice. But what happens when we've spent decades doing something different?