JOY GABRIEL

I always wanted to be the mom who had it together. But I’m the mom who’s working on it. I’m in it with my family. With myself. SelfCompassio

The morning my daughter was born, I sat in the hospital, while Joe ran to the deli for bagels, clutching this tiny person in my arms —...

On the way home from our walk, she asked me if I had to wear a mask outside during quarantine when I was little. No, honey. We didn’t...

On Monday (approx one million years ago) I woke up scared and overwhelmed. How will we do this? I took a minute alone before I started...

What I hope my kids remember about living through this crazy time is that we did it together. Not AT each other or around each other. But...