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Working With Strengths
Read this on galpod.com. On Friday, I invited you to reflect on your strengths. I started on this path a while ago when I caught an...

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Dec 6, 20222 min read


Friday Prompt: Strengths
Read this on galpod.com. I mentioned earlier this week the idea of working with our strengths. I invite you today to reflect on your...

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Dec 2, 20221 min read


Jealousy and Envy as a Map
Read this on galpod.com. On Friday, I invited you to write about jealousy. One of my writer friends corrected me: what I was referring to...

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Nov 29, 20222 min read


Friday Prompt: Jealousy
Read this on galpod.com. Julia Cameron says that jealousy is a map of where we want to go. It reminds us of what we want to achieve, the...

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Nov 25, 20221 min read


Friday Writing Prompt: Anger
Read this on galpod.com. Anger is tricky. On the one hand, women are not supposed to be angry. We are calm, gentle creatures. On the...

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Nov 18, 20221 min read


Thoughts on Home
Read this on galpod.com. On Friday, I asked you (and me) to think about the physical manifestation of “a home”. I threw a bunch of stuff...

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Nov 15, 20223 min read


Friday Prompt: Home
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been writing a lot about home as a concept. Today I wanted to focus on the home as a physical thing. So the...

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Nov 11, 20221 min read


On Mothers
Read this on galpod.com. Don’t worry. I won’t cover everything there is to say about mothers. I don’t think I can, seeing as it’s such an...

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Nov 8, 20223 min read


Friday Prompt: Mothers
Read this on galpod.com. A lot of what I write is about my motherhood. The first book I wrote (currently titled The Mommy Manual) is...

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Nov 4, 20221 min read


A Letter to My Son on his 13th Birthday
Read this on galpod.com. My Dearest, My, how you’ve grown this year. It’s official: you’re taller than me. By a good few centimetres, not...

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Nov 1, 20222 min read


Friday Prompt: Balance
Read this on galpod.com. This week, I’m thinking about balance, and I invite you to join me today. What does balance mean to you? What...

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Oct 21, 20221 min read


SPI-ritual
Read this on galpod.com. Following the 12-week course of The Artist Way, I’ve been thinking about my spirituality. One lens through which...

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Oct 18, 20223 min read


Friday Prompt: Ritual
Read this on galpod.com. I’m thinking this week about the rituals we keep and those we let go. I invite you to write about a meaningful...

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Oct 14, 20221 min read


Searching for my Voice
Read this on galpod.com. My writing voice has always been strong. As I mentioned, people often tell me I write like I talk, that they can...

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Oct 11, 20221 min read


Friday Prompt: Voice
Read this on galpod.com. Since I’m singing again, I’ve been thinking about my voice. A comment I’ve gotten consistently with many writing...

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Oct 7, 20221 min read


Embracing Fragility
Read this on galpod.com. As I mentioned, I’ve been thinking about fragility after experiencing the fantastic Maria Bartuszová exhibit at...

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Oct 4, 20222 min read


Friday Prompt: Fragility
Read this on galpod.com. Important note This prompt is not an easy one. Please take care of yourself. If this is something you feel you...

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Sep 30, 20221 min read


On Belonging
Read this on galpod.com. In my last prompt, I asked you to consider what makes you feel like you belong. I noted a while ago that being...

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Sep 27, 20222 min read


Friday Prompt: Belonging
Read this on galpod.com. Important note This prompt is not an easy one. Please take care of yourself. If this is something you feel you...

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Sep 23, 20221 min read


Friday Prompt: Heat
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been thinking about heat this week. It can mean something different to different people, even something...

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Sep 16, 20221 min read
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