One Mammal

Tag: parenting

  • The Diffident

    If you hadn’t already guessed, my therapist is into family systems therapy. She’s encouraged me to write about all my different “parts” or personality components. She tells me that acknowledging and expressing gratitude are the first steps in reconciling and connecting the disconnected and warring portions of the psyche. At 18-months my son is roaring…

  • The Bruiser

    For someone with a crushing amount of insecurity and self-esteem challenges, I don’t present that way. This is in large part to a persona that has been a longstanding topic of conversation in my monthly check ins with my therapist. Recently I’ve decided to call her “the Bruiser”. The Bruiser appeared early in my life…

  • Things That Being a Mom have Taught Me (Part 1)

    With my return to work and my son’s first birthday on the horizon, I can’t help but reflect on what my first year as a mother has taught me. Some people say strange things to expectant or new parents. Before I was pregnant, I didn’t realize how profoundly strange the things people say to new…