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May 2025

The Gift of a Good Metaphor [from the Sea]
On impatience—and how sea glass is helping me write again and heal
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Kristin Vanderlip
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"Writing Gives You You." —Anne Lamott
Writerly Insights and What Met Me in the Room with Maggie Smith and Anne Lamott
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Kristin Vanderlip
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Prompt: Are you being curious—or are you gaslighting yourself?
Pen & Mend Journal Prompt (No. 69) On Asking Questions and Discerning the Difference Between Curiosity (Exploration) vs. Gaslighting (Erasure)
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Kristin Vanderlip
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What I Hope They Remember
Reflections On Brokenness, Motherhood, and Loving My Sons (and Myself) After Losing My Daughter
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Kristin Vanderlip
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You Don’t Have to Be Overwhelmed by Grief—or a Blank Page
You're invited to Write Your Grief: a sacred monthly pause to tend to your pain through journaling.
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Kristin Vanderlip
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April 2025

Celebrating Small Good Things, In a Sea of Grief
Should you do it? Is it worth it? How do you do it? Asking questions and sharing recent experiences and thoughts
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Kristin Vanderlip
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Continuing On When Life is Collapsing [What Do We Do With All This Grief?]
Thoughts on "Business as Usual" and Choosing Intentional Creativity Amid Troubling Times [Plus, What's Next for My Work]
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Kristin Vanderlip
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Prompt: Whose comfort are you protecting?
Pen & Mend Journal Prompt (No. 68) On the sacred work of telling your story and practicing discernment
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Kristin Vanderlip
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March 2025

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