Category: Family

• March 1, 2022

  Getting Well

  

  The past year I have gone through some very significant and traumatic life events. I was hospitalized, lost a pregnancy, got Covid, and many other negative life events I’d rather not list. To cope, I was taking prescribed anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications and attending bi-weekly therapy sessions. I was over my desired weight, tired, suffering…
• January 10, 2022

  Complexities of intergenerational co-habitation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  

  My father came to live with us in May 2020. At that time, communal fear and speculation over the emerging pandemic had me wiping down each grocery item with clorox wipes as I religiously watched the news on new cases and CDC guidelines for staying safe during the pandemic. We made it through the 2020…