Tag: life
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Building, Blogging, and Questioning It All
I find myself, in these moments of existential crisis, trying to blog for this site. It’s become such a passion of mine, and yet I feel light-years away from understanding these executive functioning concepts on the level I’d like to. I want to have deep, clearly defined conceptual conversations — but I feel so torn…
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Reflections on Especially Slow Mornings: Executive Function, Parenting, and Self-Compassion
Ten years ago, I’d open my eyes to a new day and spring out of bed. Every morning felt like a clean slate — a fresh chance to take on the world. Now that I have young kids and much less control over how I structure my day, my mornings feel completely different. Sometimes I…
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THE TINY VOICE AND THE BIG, BAD KINGDOM
I have to admit, I think over the past month I’ve lost touch with something in me that I valued. I’m not exactly sure what it is, and for reasons I’ll share further in, I won’t put any more energy into pinpointing precisely what I mean. This is my attempt at a Hemingway-style account of…