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figuring out how to be and raise ethical, joyful humans in beautiful, horrible times
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A lil' ode to slow burn friendship
Prepare for the nerdiest sentence on the internet… I have met many of my best friends on earth at conferences. I know, I know. It’s the kind of thing one should probably keep to themselves. But it’s true and I’m so damn grateful that I don’t care if it makes you think of less of…
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School Colors podcast put out a fantastic season one that looked at the history of public education and race in Brooklyn, and now they’re partnering with Code Switch for season two, which heads over to contemporary Queens. The cohosts are dynamic and fun to listen to, and the…
May 15
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Shut up and repair
Listen now (6 min) | 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 with their chaotic jumble of backpacks and coats, the bin on wheels filled with lunchboxes, and then a blur of…
Mar 23
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Meaning beyond motherhood
5 questions for Erin S. Lane, author, facilitator, and cupcake expert
May 13
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Countering tantrums with sacred attention
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20+ Questions to Ask for 2020
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A prayer to get through this day
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Internally rearranged
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No auditions on worthiness
Listen now (6 min) | Someone recently texted me to ask how I would describe what makes my kid’s (Title I, Black-majority, 2 out of 10 on…
May 11
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Today I bring you five recs about why motherhood is not innocent or simple: Obit of Weather Underground activist, Kathy Boudin: “I am a white person who…
May 8
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'Matrilineal feast of my dreams'
5 questions for writer, momma, and pleasure-seeking missile Angela Garbes
May 6
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What are the muscles we need in order to become something decent and beautiful?
Ya know, just a little meditation on the future of democracy.
May 4
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If you’re having trouble processing all the implications of Elon Musk buying Twitter, I found this thread by a friend and collaborator helpful. This…
May 1
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Dead at 119
a reflection on generations, geology, and our very peculiar psyches
Apr 27
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As a lot of you know, one of my favorite gigs is serving as the storyteller-in-residence at The Holding Co., a lab to redesign care for the 21st…
Apr 24
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As above so below
5 questions for Steph Jagger, author of a new book on dementia, motherhood, lineage, and nature
Apr 22
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