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Reflections on Swedish winter and the art of internal illumination
This month I'm writing to you from my kitchen table at 3 PM, when Stockholm is already settling into its winter darkness. There's something profound about living in a place where night comes so early—it forces you to find other sources of light...
On invisible labor and asking for help
I realized something this week: I've been carrying the mental load of our family like it's my job, my calling, my sacred duty. But what happens when the load becomes too heavy? What happens when asking for help feels harder than drowning quietly?
Navigating health systems and self-advocacy
What I've learned about managing PCOS in both American and Swedish healthcare systems, and why advocating for yourself looks different depending on which country you're in...
On transitions and the art of letting go
September always feels like the real new year to me. Maybe it's all those years of school beginnings, or maybe it's the way the light changes and whispers about transformation...
On bilingual kids and bicultural identity
My four-year-old corrected my Swedish pronunciation this week, and I realized we're raising children who will navigate the world differently than we do. What does it mean to raise global citizens?
Navigating unstructured time with a neurodivergent brain
Summer break arrived and my ADHD brain panicked. All those lovely routines that kept me functional? Gone. Here's what I'm learning about creating structure in unstructured time...