When I first started drafting this piece, I tried brainstorming my one big failure in life. However, nothing came to the forefront of my mind. Instead, a slew of little failures popped up. There’s the time I failed a college…
Book Review: “Calypso” by David Sedaris
THE BASICS Title: Calypso Author: David Sedaris Genre: Nonfiction Essays Structure: First-person narrative First Line: “Though there’s an industry built on telling you otherwise, there are few real joys in middle age.” Synopsis: David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If…
Emergency Surgery + Post-Op Update
2018 has been a relentless year for our family. After enduring an extremely difficult pregnancy, our son was born and required 3 surgeries (1 planned, 2 emergency) and spent 6 weeks in the NICU. And, now, I’ve experienced my first…
We Need to Have a Chat About Mental Health
Kate Spade committed suicide this week and the overarching theme, other than global sadness, is that nobody knew that she had depression. Nobody knew she was struggling. Even her husband said she seemed completely fine the night before. Everybody is…
A Season of Grief and Light
Parenthood is clarifying. There’s a reason why it’s consider one of those “big moments” in life when you decide to become a parent. It’s because you’re making a decision to break off a piece of your heart and hand…
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