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  • New Directions

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    For the past few days I’d been working on a post about new year’s resolutions–which I don’t make anymore (because there is no faster way to get myself fighting against what I want to…

  • All In My Feels

    I was raised by two people who loved their children deeply but didn’t have a lot of emotional intelligence. For both of my parents, the whole concept of feelings was little more than a…

  • Lesser-Known Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

    When Mike was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2018, I wasn’t sure what that meant. I understood that it explained the muscle tremor in his right hand; beyond that, however, I didn’t know…

  • The Hardest Part

    The hardest part of being a care partner for a loved one with Parkinson’s Disease is knowing there’s nothing you can do to stop the progression of the illness. There are meds that help…

  • Breaking the Rules

    Have you spent your whole life hearing certain rules repeated over and over again? I’m not talking about basic safety rules; I’m talking about the social rules that are specific to women. Rules about…

  • What Lies Within Us

    This morning, on my usual walk through my neighborhood, I listened to an episode of Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber’s podcast, The Confessional. (I’ve mentioned this podcast before, and I really do recommend it. Every episode…