Read this on galpod.com. What I posted here last week was a first draft of a post for another blog that was looking for posts on...

Read this on galpod.com. We use stories to help us make sense of the world. Making sense of the world often means finding meaning or...

Read this on galpod.com. Seeing as I have quite a bit of experience with that, I thought I’d share a few things I learned about writing...

Read this on galpod.com. In psychology, resistance is a defence mechanism against things the ego perceives as threatening. In the context...

Read this on galpod.com. I read a blog post on Bang2Write, one of my favourite sites, about how to deal with procrastination. I disagree...

Read this on galpod.com. I listened to the new episode of Hidden Brain this week, in which they discussed awe. It’s a fascinating...

Read this on galpod.com. A few weeks ago, I went with friends to watch a play titled Live to Tell: A Proposal for The Madonna Jukebox...

Read this on galpod.com. We spend quite a lot of our time ignoring our bodies. Our brain has evolved to ignore things that are habitual....

Read this on galpod.com. I’ve noticed recently that in “projects” that are not necessarily defined in time, there comes a sagging. You...

Read this on galpod.com. I wrote a whole post about self-care but got bored, so I’ll spare you. Instead, I decided to update you about...

Read this on galpod.com. Today I’m thinking about care. Caring for others and for ourselves, and taking care as a general characteristic:...

Read this on galpod.com. I know it’s late January, but I haven’t quite finished planning the year. So I wanted to talk a bit about...

Read this on galpod.com. It’s cold and rainy and miserable here in London, the perfect time to think about nature. I’m going to give a...

Read this on galpod.com. Just after we got back from our trip, I met up with two good friends to see Hakawatis. Unfortunately, the run is...

Read this on galpod.com. Stories connect us. When someone tells me a story, I consider it a gift. We tell stories all the time, to others...

Read this on galpod.com. Over the winter holidays, we travelled to Mexico and Galapagos Islands. It was an incredible experience, and we...

Read this on galpod.com. I know, I know. But hear me out. We’re not talking New Year Resolutions here because those are hardly ever...

Read this on galpod.com. Like last year, I’ve read just over 40 books. This year I managed to read, on average, a book every 7.9 days,...

Read this on galpod.com. Biggest Accomplishment This is a tricky category right off the bat. Of course, my insecurities are quick to...

Read this on galpod.com. I know, I know. But hear me out. When we were in Greece in October, my life partner and I took a kayak out to...