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It all comes back to – or starts with – childhood

January 17, 2018 by Jessica 6 Comments

Five years ago, in January 2013, shortly before I was to turn 40, I experienced something of a seismic shift from which I’m still feeling aftershocks. In the space of just a few weeks, I had the opportunity to interview three amazing people and be present to the same message told from three different perspectives:…

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Busy spring!

May 5, 2017 by Jessica Leave a Comment

The first two weeks of May have been packed. The month started with a Clean Air Awareness event I helped to organize. It was successful and I hope will lead to more awareness about clean air habits, especially people turning off their cars while parked at school. That drives me crazy! The event went well…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Holistic Health, The Arts Tagged With: book, fatigue, mental health, novel, priorities, publication, self-care, sharing, volunteering, wellness, writing, writing mama, writing mother

The highs and the lows of living full out in the world with chronic illness

July 4, 2016 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I felt so much stronger this year. My energy was better. I made it through that whole long spring time of Mercury Retrograde with nary a blip in my emotional mojo. Morning yoga was a regular thing, and I’d been walking or using the elliptical with some regularly. I had been making progress on my…

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Filed Under: Featured, Holistic Health Tagged With: adrenal fatigue, BlogU, conference, depression, disappointment, doctors, exhaustion, fatigue, health, health coach, Holistic Health, labwork, supplements, support, therapy, writing, yoga

A retreat and a reboot

February 25, 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Parenting really does make you tired. That’s the conclusion I reached after being away from my family for 32 hours and returned full of pep. For someone who’s had one of the toughest emotional months in her adult life recently and some physical challenges, it’s saying a lot to feel so good about the weekend….

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