JoyMay 21, 20204 minHighly Recommend: Self CompassionI 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
JoyMay 10, 20202 minMother's Day Sucks / Long Live Mother's DayThe 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 — th...
JoyApr 19, 20201 minThis Is Hard 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 hav...
JoyMar 20, 20202 minFEELS FAMILIAROn 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 th...
JoyMar 16, 20201 minAND SO IT BEGINSWhat 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...