What happens when all the tools stop working?
If you're stressed right now, that just means you're a caring human being who is invested in the well-being of the country, the planet, the
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A Comedian, A Novel, and A Podcast
Some levity to float you through the madness: comedian Heather Land, novelist Kiley Reid, and PR expert Joy Sutton.
"Psychological First Aid"
Understanding and alleviating stress. Also, a movie to save the planet and an easy way to get out the vote (without getting on the phone).
Something To Hold On To (and a video hello from me)
This moment feels like tumbling head over heels—at the mercy of gravity, trying to get our footing. Here's a way to find your reinforcements
6 Practices That Make Listening Easier and Life Better
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder, forward-facing with another person, is powerful, and it's also fun.
The Labor of Staying Engaged
Nicole Walters on the labor of engagement, why it matters, and how to do it better. Also, anxiety busters and ways to get out the vote.
Rut-Busting: One Degree at a Time
An invitation to bust out. Plus, a short excerpt from The Habit Trip and our winner from last week's drawing!
How Kindness Cuts Through Everything Else
Someone close to me, who I love very much, has struggled mightily with stuttering. I have spent countless minutes sitting at dinner tables,
A Challenge: One Minute, Once A Day, to Boost Your Confidence
A challenge to boost your confidence. Plus, a chance to win two signed, advance copies of The Habit Trip!
That Time Grampa Threw a Temper Tantrum. Also, Meet Marquita Bradshaw!
Sometimes a rant is the best medicine. Also, Marquita Bradshaw just shellacked her opponents in Tennessee's primary.
Are all of your "bad" habits actually bad?
I don't have a long letter for you today, just a free download and a simple idea: What if all of your "bad" habits aren't so bad after all?
The Pendulum Effect
I've been thinking about cyclical theory, the pendulum effect that has recurred again-and-again throughout...
How The Habit Trip came to be
I can finally share the cover with you! Also, John Lewis and how standing in truth fuels the fight for social justice.
How quarantine is helping us stop criticizing our bodies. Also, oatmeal cookies with cherries :-)
We are four months into quarantine now with unspecified months still to go. It's nerve-racking, and, for many of us, work and school are...
Rise up! Hamilton, The Joy of Movement, and Little Wound's Warriors
Watching Hamilton this past weekend, I found myself moved to tears. And then more tears. Laughing at myself as it happened again and...
What does "success" mean to you?
A friend of mine sat at a distance on my porch last weekend and told me she made a list recently of what "success" means to her: love of...
Getting real about what you need, and what somebody else might need too.
As cities around the country grapple with how public safety can be protected and sustained through social services rather than guns and...
A shot of hope for healing what divides us
If you're reading this note, you probably have some interest in making peace with your body—healing or strengthening it so you can show...
My broken response to an invitation from a friend
Last Tuesday, I got a phone call from a college friend I hadn't spoken with in many years. She is a Black woman living in New Jersey, and...
Fire and Air
In Nashville, we have a nightly quarantine ritual called the 8 O'Clock Howl. As the sun goes down each night, people go out on their...
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