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I am so moved by the rich interactions in the comment sections here at Examined Family and the emails I receive from readers on a weekly basis. Thank…
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Shut up and repair
At dinner Maya announced that some boys in her class had gotten in a fist fight in the hallway outside of their classroom door. I imagined the hooks…
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Rewriting our deep, earthly stories
The last three evenings—Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday—I co-hosted a screening and discussion of The Week, described as a “climate change group…
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The gift of the fallen stranger
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Prayer for the new year
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Forgetting and becoming
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Countering tantrums with sacred attention
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Was that okay?
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Sunday 5
I took my girls to a high school musical performance of Chicago this week. While the content may have been a little dicey for small children, it was…
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The unexpected magic of caring for others
5 questions for writer, curator and care evangelist Elissa Strauss
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Viva Italia and other on brand vibes
Hey friends, I’m back after a couple of weeks off and, boy oh boy, did I live a lot of life. Here’s one pic from the trip that feels like it sums up the…
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Could gratitude be healing for democracy?
It’s been so fun to watch the spread of Garrett Bucks’ book The Right Kind of White and all the conversations it is inspiring since it launched last…
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Sunday 5
Have you listened to Beyonce’s new album yet? The future me that is scheduling this post right now has it perpetually playing in my ears. Have you read…
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Who are you?
Hey Examined Family, I was just doing some bookkeeping and I thought you’d be as jazzed as I was that in 2023, we donated to the following organizations…
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Sunday 5
This profile of writer Viet Thanh Nguyen was so moving. This part, in particular, blew me away: “Quoting Susan Sontag, he said victims want to feel…
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