January 2023

Do You Treat Yourself Like You Deserve?

There are different kinds of resilience and overcoming adversity. There’s blocking out the noise and potential vices of first-time independence to graduate summa cum laude with a double major. There’s the more psychological resilience of being extremely introverted while growing up, only to enter a field in which communication with others is the foremost prerequisite. […]

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My Dying Friend’s Woke Wake and Why We Need to Talk About Death

Recently, on a beautiful blue-sky Saturday, I attended my first “woke wake.” My dear friend has welcomed in the love and care of hospice, and she and her family wanted to host a celebration. The meaning of “woke” signals an awareness of social action, with a focus on racism and bias in our culture. She

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