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My birth story: when I became a Mama

Dear Avery, It was 11pm on June 28th, 2020 when we left for the hospital for a scheduled induction at midnight – in the middle of pandemic – we didn’t really know what to expect. We pulled up to a very quiet hospital. Two nurses hanging out at the front door wearing face masks andContinue reading “My birth story: when I became a Mama”

A palm reading, a vivid dream, and the universe

Dear Avery, It was April of 2019, I had just got back from an incredible work trip with an extended vacation to Ireland. A week later, I was back on a plane to San Antonio, Texas for a work conference (a week after I’d be back in Austin, Texas all the while living in SouthernContinue reading “A palm reading, a vivid dream, and the universe”

Stopping Racism. It starts with me. And then my home.

Dear Avery, I have a white male son who is about to make his entrance into 2020 — and what a YEAR this has been already. On top of a global pandemic, the United States has been exposing its polarizing political and economic viewpoints while also shining a spotlight on societal issues that many ofContinue reading “Stopping Racism. It starts with me. And then my home.”

The Covid Pandemic and Quarantine life: What I know and what I do not know.

Dear Avery, One of my very favorite classes in high school was creative writing. We’d come in every day and write for the first 10 mins on the topic Ms. Angelone put on the board. One day it said: “What I do know, and what I do not know”. Write down the things you know,Continue reading “The Covid Pandemic and Quarantine life: What I know and what I do not know.”

Meditating through a pandemic

Dear Avery, In the midst of the COVID pandemic, I’ve had the time and focus to dedicate to meditation. It can be hard for me to just sit quietly for a period of time, so I decided to go down the guided meditation route, where someone is guiding you through your breathing, your visualizations, andContinue reading “Meditating through a pandemic”