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#87: The right buttermints

The story of an unexpected gift, and the intense emotions it stirred up.

#86: Mental toll

In this update, I share the exhausting role of single parenting for a few days, success with timeblocking, and publicly announcing my professional transition to being independent.

#85: I’m a sailor

After a week off, I share about loss of insight in a therapy session, a delightful sailing trip, and working to restrain crippling perfectionism.

#84: The wrong name

This week, I share the struggles I had at our annual homeschool conference, the joys of teaching a class, and processing it all with my therapist.

#83: Detached but engaged

This week, I share my success in a difficult area of my life, in the hopes of exploring and extrapolating some of the lessons to other areas of my life.

Big news—I’m taking on new projects! This week, I share the challenges of being flexible, a great moment of connection, and realizing my big news that I’ve already started being a contractor.

#81: Bees in charge

This week I share about speaking in church, having conversations out loud, and standing up to bees.

#80: Uncertainty training

This week I discuss how years of confronting OCD have prepared me to handle change and uncertainty.

Learning to swear

One aspect of my OCD recovery has been learning that swearing is ok. While my goal is not to be constantly profane, I am not a horrible person if I curse. And neither is anyone else who does.