Archive - What Do We Do Now That We're Here?

Tuesday night dinner

It was one of those rare yet coveted moments, the kind people travel to yoga retreats and climb moments to get: It felt totally effortless to just be…

Oct 29 •

'Aging is another word for living'

15 things I've learned in the last year

Oct 11 •

September 2024

How to build a village

'Be the person who asks twice.'

Sep 20 •

August 2024

How are you building a village in your own life?

Aug 30 •

The year is basically over...

Or is it? A strategy to enjoy the rest of summer

Aug 2 •

July 2024

Making my son an American

Dispatches from a disorienting summer in UK and US politics

Jul 19 •

No one left to cancel with Africa Brooke

"You need to understand that understanding does not mean acceptance."

Jul 1 •

June 2024

Tiny stupid habits

What’s the point of trying to feel well in a broken world?

Jun 14 •

May 2024

Little existential crisis

You asked, I answered

May 26 •

The fresh start fallacy

Wherever you go, there you are

May 10 •

April 2024

Ask me anything

A rare perk for paid subscribers of this newsletter

Apr 26 •

How I taught myself to go to sleep

After a lifetime of struggling with my own sleep, the wild, crazy-making, unhinged world of baby and toddler sleep has been a great teacher for me…

Apr 17 •

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