“This month’s mantra to “Shed the unnecessary to live in Kodachrome” was inspired by a Phoenix Tales Podcast guest, Eden Grimaldi. Her philosophy was borne from her battle with breast cancer, this harrowing experience realigning her own perspective about what is truly important in life...to live and appreciate the here and now since we don’t know how many here and now any of us may have in front of us.”
Read More“I suppose these two words could also serve as a prompt to imagine all the possible disasters of the unknown. But, after the past year, I can’t imagine a more dystopic future, although I know that is feasible.”
Read MoreDoing nothing during a year in which we have been cooped up in our homes feels less like a luxury, rather as an extension of the torture of this Covid life. Yet even during this lockdown, making time to sit, to stare out the window, and to be doing nothing has helped me to better endure the challenges of this year.
Read MoreMost people close to me know that I suffer from depression, which was postpartum gone unchecked and untreated. Most may not know that I was hospitalized at the end of 2012 for it.
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