Quote of the week: “Any real change should make you feel, at first, afraid. If you’re not afraid of it, then it’s not real change.” –Nathan Hill, The Nix (just finished this book and it’s made the list of my all-time favorites) What I’m reading: The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe What I’m listening to: The Nix by — Read More

Quote of the week:“Talking to yourself can be useful. And writing means being overheard.” — Zadie Smith in her new essay collection, Intimations (which is fantastic) What I’m reading: The Highly Sensitive Parent by Elaine N. Aron (finished this week) A Burning by Megha Majumdar (finished this week) Intimations: Six Essays by Zadie Smith (halfway through) What — Read More

Quote of the week: “An apocalypse is a good thing, and I’m delighted to welcome you to this one. In Greek, the word apocalypse means to uncover, to peel away, to show what’s underneath.” —Nadia Bolz-Weber What I’m reading: The Highly Sensitive Parent by Elaine N. Aron A Burning by Megha Majumdar What I’m listening to: — Read More

Quote of the week:“Instead of asking, ‘How can you think this way?’ try asking, ‘How did you come to think this way?’ Maintain dialogue. Be curious.” —Esther Perel What I’m reading: The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine N. Aron I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing — Read More

Somehow we are at the end of June and summer has begun. Turns out time flies not only when you’re having fun, but also when you’re an anxious mess in the face of an uncertain world. Quote of the week:“Only seek advice from people whose lives you admire” –one of my best (and wisest) friends — Read More