Archive for July 2026
Recovering a Sense of Identity.
Welcome back (to The Artist’s Way group of my own dreams.) Julia Cameron’s title for this week is Recovering a Sense of Identity. What if identity is not something we create, but something we remember? Somewhere along the way, many of us stopped asking ourselves what we loved, what delighted us, what fascinated us, or…
Read MoreWhat Kind of Home Tells a Child, “Your Work Matters?”
On learning spaces, family culture, and creating a home that says: “Your ideas belong here.” When I was pregnant with my first child more than fifteen years ago, I remember an older relative sharing what he clearly believed was one of the great secrets of successful parenting. “Children should fit into your life, not the…
Read MoreOn Big Books and Healing Brains
Life lately: reading, healing, and following my curiosity I’ve been thinking a lot about reading lately. Honestly, I’m always thinking about reading. It’s one of my favourite hobbies. Not just what I’m reading, but why I’m reading it. Not so long ago, as a result of severe CPTSD, my attention span became so poor that…
Read MoreRecovering A Sense of Safety
My new contemplative The Artist’s Way book group | Week 1 Welcome back to The Artist’s Way group of my own dreams. I missed posting our Week 1 book group post last week because all four of my children got sick, and eventually I succumbed to the bug too. It was a pretty awful week in all…
Read MoreHearing Ourselves Again
Discernment in the Age of Information It has become commonplace to complain about the modern age… Technology is ruining childhood. Social media is destroying attention spans. AI is going to replace us all. Children don’t play outside anymore. Nobody connects anymore. And while many aspects of modern life really are unprecedented, especially the speed of…
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