December 2025 | Things Worth Your Time
Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month of December… The Anthropocene Reviewed by…
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Living Between Merry and Somber
As we turn the corner into December, I’m thinking about what often feel like contradictory things. On the one hand, I literally purchased a giant gnome cookie jar and green…
No one should use the r-word as an insult.
President Trump posted on Truth Social last week in a rant against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz that Walz was “seriously retarded” in light of Minnesota’s welcoming posture toward Somali refugees.…
The World Is the Wrong Shape for Women
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E5 — There is a lot of conversation right now about the role of women and men in society. Whether we’re talking about the…
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Joy Doesn’t Have to Look Like a Hallmark Movie
When your family includes disability, you can’t do every holiday thing. Joy doesn’t have to look like a Hallmark movie. The holidays can pull us in a dozen directions at…
Grateful for the Gifts of an “Unperfect” Season
Happy Thanksgiving! I’ve heard so many people lately say that Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday because it comes with less of the stress and intensity of Christmas and Hanukkah. There’s…
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When the Holidays Feel Disappointing {Especially for Disability Families}
As we move into the holiday season, I’m so thankful for this invitation from psychotherapist Niro Feliciano to approach these weeks with gentleness, flexibility, and honesty about the lives we’re…
From Chaos to Calm-ish: Holiday Survival for Disability Parents
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E11 — Feeling the holiday overwhelm creep in already? Psychotherapist Niro Feliciano, author of All is CALMish, unpacks why disability families carry extra emotional weight this…
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A Friendship “Pile-Up of Goodness” in Our House
Anyone who has read this newsletter or followed me on social media knows that I have been beating a drum of taking one small step1 at a time toward a good future.2 There are days when…
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What do we do when we’re preoccupied with ourselves?
If you've been around here for awhile, you probably know I think a lot about what makes life good and what gets in the way of that goodness. This week…
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