While there’s a lot of uncertainty ahead, we’re going to get through this week, this month, and this rollercoaster of a year--I promise! To fortify your patience and resilience for the days ahead, here are some suggestions:

Like so much else in 2020, Thanksgiving isn’t going to look like it usually does. With public health officials urging Americans to stay home and avoid gatherings, my partner and I will be spending the holiday in our apartment, eating turkey for two. When so much has been taken from us already, it’s frustrating to face yet another difficult tradeoff between carefree celebration and the safety of our loved ones and communities. At the same time, heading into this national holiday of gratitude, I have to say I also feel more grateful than ever.

If summer is typically the season of letting loose, the onset of fall signals a return to reality. Needless to say, this isn’t a typical year!

This year, as we all know too well, many of us had to cancel vacations, weddings, concerts, and other plans that had long been on the calendar in exchange for…

As I reflect on June, I can’t help but think about my Goddaughter’s birthday. She turned four at the very end of May in North Minneapolis. As we’ve all become…

I know it’s common to tell ourselves “when X happens, then everything will be better.” For me it’s always been “when things slow down a bit, it will be better.”…

We never could have anticipated the state of the world when we picked a publication date for Getting Away, our latest book. The timing couldn’t have been worse in a…

I'm struck by the idea that now, more than ever, we need to find small ways to celebrate - and I learned that from you.