I was telling a friend how I had started adding more protein to my diet. Before I could even finish explaining - alongside the fiber and good fats I've always prioritized - he laughed. "Oh, so you're on the protein train now!" I felt myself pause. The protein train? The one where people are consuming 130, 150, sometimes 200 grams a day? Where protein becomes the entire conversation about nutrition? 🌿 Before you stop reading because this sounds like a nutrition piece - it's n

This reflection is a companion to last year's post about grief and finding light in darkness. Today marks thirty-five years since my dad died. A lifetime, really - and yet the weight of it lands as if it were yesterday. It's strange to think I've now surpassed the age he reached. He had just turned 58. Time does odd things with grief. The sharp edges soften, but the shape remains. And on days like today, I find myself thinking not just about loss, but about what happens to us

In the past few days, two seemingly unrelated experiences had one thing in common - which led me to a bigger question about who decides what's real anymore. First, an article about detecting AI-generated content. Look for em dashes, it advised. Blue diamond bullet points. Particular word patterns. I've used em dashes for years. I hunted down those blue diamonds because I love color. My word choices have always been unconventional. Then a talk show caller insisted some public

A few months ago I wrote about discovering resilience when a summer storm knocked out our power. But that same storm also took down seven trees in our backyard - and facing that challenge taught me something different about where real strength actually comes from. We faced a choice about how to respond. We could have left the fallen timber where it lay, avoiding the overwhelming task of cleanup. We could have hired a crew to come in, clear everything efficiently, and restore

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Have you ever felt exhausted by the constant pressure to choose sides? A year ago, I found myself thinking about something that had been bothering me for a while. Everywhere I looked – in wellness advice, news headlines, social media debates – everything was becoming increasingly black and white. You're either thriving or failing. You follow THE perfect morning routine or you're doing it wrong. You're on this side or that side, right or wrong, good or bad. But life isn't that

Yesterday, I missed a phone call that left an unexpected voicemail. The moment I heard the message, something inside me switched into...

I read a story today that stayed with me long after I closed my laptop. Parents across the country are now investing thousands of dollars...

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This morning while unloading my dishwasher, I found myself pausing in a moment of unexpected gratitude. Having spent most of my adult...

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Yesterday, as I was sitting in front of my music stand with a challenging piece of new music, I found myself in a familiar place of...

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"We speak of the sun's light as 'pouring down on us,' as 'pouring over us' in all directions. Yet it's never poured out. Because it...