by jlouden | Oct 29, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I found myself muttering at my i-Pad this weekend when one of those “perfect life” narratives popped into my Facebook feed. You know, the kind where somebody shows you their perfect life and then suggests that you too can have the same “pinch me” life if...
by jlouden | Oct 22, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I’ve been unwinding a complex body issue for the last six years. It’s a weird, twisted pattern that involves my whole body, causes me a fair amount of pain, and often stops me from doing a lot of what I love to do. Honestly, it’s been kinda of awful....
by jlouden | Oct 12, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I love the work that Christina Rasmussen is doing to change the way we live after loss. I’m so curious about how we handle grief and so happy people like Christina are changing our stories and teaching us new skills. She’s the founder of Second Firsts and...
by jlouden | Oct 8, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
All my life I’ve been goofy, loud, and throwing myself into risky creative endeavors without a whole lot of planning. I’m like, “Let’s put on a show!” This has led to me writing a bunch of books and creating a ton of stuff – and it has led to a ton of...