Build a healthy immune system for fall “A healthy immune system is one way we can bolster our bodies to fight off infection and disease. The good news is there are simple steps you can take to improve your immunity that will also enrich your overall wellbeing.”
When will I be beautiful? “I know I would be healthier if I were thinner, and I know I have to take responsibility for my body and my health; I just wish I could somehow disconnect my feelings about my outer shell with my inner self-worth. I have to learn that I am beautiful in my own way...”
I’m not a parent “I shouldn’t be surprised that in a country where healthcare is a luxury and health complications are often seen as the patient’s fault, there’s also an attitude of ‘if you don’t like it stay home’...”
Knitting pattern for a fall/winter wrap “Because August’s project/pattern will take a bit of time, I am sharing it now, so you can have plenty of time to knit one up. It is a lovely, textured wrap I designed to keep me snuggly warm in the cooler months.”
A survivorship story “I didn’t survive Cancer. I wish I could say I did. I wish I could stand up and say Cancer didn’t defeat me, nor will it! But, I won’t.”
Ageism and Star Trek My generation is increasingly guilty of ageism, which is why I think the resurrection of Jean-Luc Picard’s story is refreshing, timely, and necessary.
Ice cream in the apocalypse: A COVID-19 diary “We’re both introverts. Brendan finds that being separated from people has given him more energy for projects at home. I am also enjoying the isolation from others, which makes me feel kind of guilty.”
A parent’s response to her transgender daughter “Was this a surprise? Yes. An adjustment? Yes. But using her correct name and pronouns has been easy because she is our child who we love deeply and intensely.”
"Reopening" is a dream of a world we can no longer hold. We need new dreams. We all want to wake up from this nightmare and go back to living the dream that was in our hands mere weeks ago.
