Coping with loneliness part 2: what’s working for me

Coping with loneliness part 2: what’s working for me

    Six months is long time to do nothing. Or what feels like a lot less of everything.  Physical distancing, self-isolation, and quarantining are intended to keep us safe, yet these COVID precautions have also produced an unintended result: intense...
How to cope with loneliness

How to cope with loneliness

  As a writer, I spend more time alone than not.   Under a lamp immersed in a book over a cup of tea. In front of a laptop, toying with phrases until I’m satisfied the words have come together just right. Spending long stretches of time in my own company is a...
How to quiet your inner critic

How to quiet your inner critic

  You know the voice. That one in your head that throws little doubts in your path. You’re no good at this. Why even try? Just give up. That little voice questioning our value is our inner critic.     But what is our inner critic?  First, let’s talk...