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Lifelong Learning with Christina McDowell
What the D.C. native and author of THE CAVE DWELLERS has discovered about surviving family betrayal, reclaiming identity, and choosing fearless…
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Lessons in Asking for (and Offering) Help
Why we're so damn bad at it, how to avoid "bad" help, and a shoutout to my superhero mother for answering the call last weekend
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A World on Fire
A mindset shift that values agency over control, prayers for L.A., plus the books you'll want to add to your 2025 reading list
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What's Past is Prologue
What the rearview mirror has to teach us about the year ahead. And my favorite gifts, reads, and lessons from 2024.
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December 2024

November 2024

Lifelong Learning with Melanie Karlins
What this artist and creative mentor is learning about shedding identities, untangling creativity from commerce, and organizing our lives to make space…
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One Year on Substack
Reflecting on a year of consistent writing, unchaining ourselves from followers & likes, and what Taylor Lorenz's book, EXTREMELY ONLINE, teaches us…
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Learning as an Act of Resistance
Keeping our wits about us, staying focused, and the essential work of lifelong learning
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October 2024

Spooky Fall Reads (in a season spookier than many would wish)
Toni Morrison, good ole' Hitchcock, a fantastic new horror novel by Rivers Solomon, and healthy distractions to cope with election anxiety
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Lifelong Learning with Rebekah Laur'en
Lessons from a rising R&B superstar in overcoming perfectionism, elevating play in our work, and betting on ourselves today
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Be Where Your Feet Are
A Parisian interlude / Mini-travelogue / Lesson in mindfulness
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