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Dec 24, 2020

A Holiday Photo For 2020 and Beyond

This year’s attempt at a holiday photo seems fitting for the year 2020. Amidst a far from ideal scenario for picture taking, we all sort of fell apart. True to the photo, we each succumbed to our typical coping mechanisms under stress — my 17 year old son, Vali, tried…

New Holiday Photo Cards

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A Holiday Photo For 2020 and Beyond
A Holiday Photo For 2020 and Beyond
New Holiday Photo Cards

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May 4, 2020

I Don’t Know Who I Am Right Now

As we navigate the challenging days of this pandemic, I cannot help but feel like I am inhabiting a threshold space — that place where much has been lost, yet much is yet to be revealed. …

Pandemic Coping

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I Don’t Know Who I Am Right Now
I Don’t Know Who I Am Right Now
Pandemic Coping

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·Apr 16, 2020

6 Key Lessons Life Is Teaching Our Teens While Not At School

My 17 year-old son has been trying to tackle an essay on Henry James’ 18th century novella, The Turn of the Screw, for his English class during this season of remote learning. The book is about a young governess who cares for two peculiar children during the Victorian era. Amidst…

Coping

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6 Key Lessons Life Is Teaching Our Teens While Not At School
6 Key Lessons Life Is Teaching Our Teens While Not At School
Coping

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Mar 31, 2020

Why Spending Time in Nature is Healing During Social Distancing

During this challenging time of social distancing, it is easy to think that our only connection to life is with people. …

Social Distancing

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Why Spending Time in Nature is Healing During Social Distancing
Why Spending Time in Nature is Healing During Social Distancing
Social Distancing

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Jun 29, 2019

Running: My Moving Meditation

Me, My Body and The Path Before Me I recently completed my 8th marathon — another marker of my passion for running that has faithfully carried me through the last decade of my life. Each race in itself, from marathon to 5k, has been a journey that started long before…

Running

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Running: My Moving Meditation
Running: My Moving Meditation
Running

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May 17, 2019

“Sorry I’m late. I didn’t want to come.”

Six tips for navigating your social life as an HSP If you are an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person), or an empath or extreme introvert, these words probably resonate with you. They make you laugh, but they also sting because they are painfully true. …

Introvert

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“Sorry I’m late. I didn’t want to come.”
“Sorry I’m late. I didn’t want to come.”
Introvert

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Apr 15, 2019

Mile 25.7: Silver Linings From Boston, Six Years Later

It is pouring down rain in Boston this morning, topped off with thunder, lightning and 20 mph winds. I am imagining the thousands of runners hovering under the tents in Hopkinton, awaiting their starting times, many of which are hours later. Ugh. …

Running

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Mile 25.7: Silver Linings From Boston, Six Years Later
Mile 25.7: Silver Linings From Boston, Six Years Later
Running

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Apr 14, 2019

A Post Script to Anorexia Nervosa

Yesterday as I was riding my bike, I strolled past a woman with anorexia. “How do you know?” you ask. I know in that way that you know because you’ve been there, that, her… It was in her walk: those fragile toothpick legs, marching with an ever-determined authority. This woman…

Eating Disorders

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A Post Script to Anorexia Nervosa
A Post Script to Anorexia Nervosa
Eating Disorders

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Seeker of goodness; practicer of presence; HSP

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