I Do Not Want to “Crush” 2021
By Laura Crandall According to The Internet, it’s time to begin planning and making resolutions for the new year.* Social media posts and end-of-year articles are now directing our attention …
Who Are Your Influences?
By Laura Crandall “Who are your influences?” It’s a common question in movies about musicians and artists. A journalist asks the artist to name the people who influenced them so …
Accessing Implicit Bias
How Shame Limits Self Knowledge By Kate Lingren Most of us don’t talk about bias or racism or sexism or homophobia much in our daily lives. There is often a …
Creating an Elastic Mindset
By Katie Adams I always believed that specialization was the way to go, that it was wrong to dabble in other disciplines because then you might lose focus, right? I’m …
“To Boldly Go…”
Navigating a new world with pride and community By Lee Ruggles Some of us have come to the realization that we have always felt that we needed another person’s approval …
Friendships and a Pandemic
By Stefanie Nguyen It is a general assumption that any relationship takes effort and communication—including friendship. These bonds between people require nurturing, attention and trust. In the past, proximity would …
Finding Trust in the Middle of a Pandemic
By Sandy Baker The message was brief. “I’m sorry, you can no longer schedule an appointment with your heart failure doctor. He’s working towards retirement. We have several recommendations for …
Co-parenting During a Pandemic
By Elly Mullins How to parent during a global pandemic? This is the topic of numerous discussions, debates, and commiserations about the many elements of parenthood that need to be …
A Time to Write
By Elly Mullins I’ve been listening to the Hamilton soundtrack (and Mixtape) on repeat for the past 2 months of Pandemic Life. My four-year-old son is obsessed with the music, …
Losing Relationships and Finding Yourself
By Kelechi Udoagwu “When nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. What do you …