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  • Mental Health,  The Kitchen Sink

    On Holding Onto Hope & Being Foolish

    Sometimes the hurt in the world can feel all consuming, engulfing joy, optimism and laughter. But even the most challenging of times are no match for hope because at its core, hope is an unshakeable faith in goodness. Some might say it’s foolish to hold onto hope, a human flaw even. But I’d argue that hope is one of the most redeeming quality’s of humanity.

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  • On Being,  The Kitchen Sink

    On Resolutions & Missing Pieces

    It's around solstice when I feel that itch to set New Year's Resolutions. It's such an efficient way to end a year with forward motion! But all too often, I systematically talk myself out of every single one before the year can even begin...

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  • Creativity,  The Kitchen Sink

    On Exerting Effort And Blobs of Clay

    I looked around the ceramics studio where I was taking a beginning, wheel-throwing class. Eight pottery wheels were arranged in a semi-circle, whirring and spinning a sort of white-noise soundtrack.

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    Writing is about expression, evocation and transformation. It’s about finding ourselves over and over again.

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    Tackle Your Inner Critic

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    Child hiding under pillows

    What would your younger self say to you about fear?

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