Encouragement How to Empathy, Part I We all know we could use more empathy, but how do we find it? Understanding why we behave the way we do can help. Continue reading Lisa SwanderNovember 20, 2020October 22, 2021
Encouragement The Empathy Reach The election is (sort of) over, and we all know we have a rough roadContinue reading Lisa SwanderNovember 13, 2020October 22, 2021
Encouragement Why Your Anxiety May Save Us All Feeling anxious the past few days? Good. No, really. It’s good. Here’s something I learnedContinue reading Lisa SwanderNovember 6, 2020October 22, 2021
Encouragement ‘Tis the Season to Be Self-Conscious Hey it’s Friday! Time to talk about another thing humans aren’t very good at, andContinue reading Lisa SwanderOctober 30, 2020October 22, 2021
Encouragement Why We’re All So Bad at COVIDing We’re seven months in to this pandemic, and it feels impossible to make a COVID-related decision about anything. That’s because humans aren’t great at assessing risk. Continue reading Lisa SwanderOctober 23, 2020October 22, 2021
Encouragement On Wanting to Throw My Torch Into a Canyon I’ve been reading Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ Women Who Run With the Wolves, and it’s denseContinue reading Lisa SwanderOctober 2, 2020October 22, 2021
Encouragement Is It Weird in Here, or Is It Just Me? I’ve been navigating the parenting waters of weirdness this week. My oldest child is beginningContinue reading Lisa SwanderSeptember 25, 2020October 22, 2021
Encouragement Nobody Puts Indiana in a Corner Now that I have time to take walks every morning, I’m reminded of something IContinue reading Lisa SwanderSeptember 18, 2020October 22, 2021
Encouragement Don’t You Know That You’re Toxic? I learned the phrase toxic positivity this week, and it makes me incredibly happy. …IsContinue reading Lisa SwanderSeptember 11, 2020October 22, 2021
Encouragement Perhaps This Is Helpful: The Future Land of Make-Believe I’m always eager to write about whatever spiritual and/or self-help goodies I’m consuming. It helpsContinue reading Lisa SwanderSeptember 4, 2020October 22, 2021
