Tag Archives: mental health
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Fixing Christmas
Leave a commentDecember 6, 2020 by Julia
Every year, I try to fix Christmas. I start to think it can be done by downsizing the number of …
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Making Reality Real Again
Leave a commentNovember 11, 2020 by Julia
Those speeches from Harris and Biden were good enough to restore some hope, maybe even make me feel, dare I …
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How to Get Through It
Leave a commentNovember 5, 2020 by Julia
As I write this, we still don’t know if Biden or Trump will be elected president, and it’s been about …
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To All of The Pandemic Mothers
2August 1, 2020 by Julia
We are worried. On the timeline of our children’s lives, this indefinite pandemic era feels like a blot, a blank, …
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Lessons from the Land of the Temporarily Disabled
5March 14, 2019 by Julia
I broke my left arm while roller skating a week and a half ago. It happened on the rug that …
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Fear and Drinking
3November 20, 2018 by Julia
What do you do with the restlessness in your belly? Our culture is confusing when it comes to alcohol. We …
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Faith vs. the Four Ds of Despair
Leave a commentJune 15, 2018 by Julia
Like many people, my husband and I were stunned by Anthony Bourdain’s suicide last week. We’ve been watching his shows …
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What Are We Fighting About?
2June 6, 2018 by Julia
We, as human beings, tend to get worked up. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing; I like humanity’s passion. But, …
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Weaving Your Safety Net
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Julia
At times I have trouble just relaxing. But I still need to do it, even if I don’t enjoy it …
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The Two Kinds of Hard
2March 7, 2018 by Julia
I can’t write much about gun control right now because the anger goes straight to my head, like one …
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The Joy Underneath 