by SB Rawz | Dec 9, 2019 | Satisfying Days
I cancelled dinner with friends on Saturday. I spent the morning feeling gross in a way that I’m pretty sure had to do with a combo of sinus pressure and nasal drip and then finally decided to send the text early afternoon with my apologies. I asked Theresa to join me... by SB Rawz | Dec 2, 2019 | Bigger Badder Life
Next Sunday will mark the 3rd anniversary of the death of a man I always called Daddy Harold. I was in my 20s when I realized not everyone called him that. In fact, the only people who called him that other than me were my mom and his wife, and only when they were... by SB Rawz | Nov 25, 2019 | Bigger Badder Life
I knew a woman who did all the gratitude practices – the journals and songs and dinnertime rituals with the kids and more – who seemed basically miserable to me. I spent a good bit of time mulling over that paradox: How can a person so intentional in her... by SB Rawz | Nov 18, 2019 | The Deep Dive
I’m writing this at 7:30 on the morning of Thursday, November 14, 2019. An hour ago, I got a call from one of my closest friends. He happens to live five or so blocks away on the same street as us. His aunt had called to alert him that there was an active shooter... by SB Rawz | Nov 8, 2019 | The Deep Dive
Though the term “imposter phenomenon” and I are birth-year twins – give it up for 1978! – it’s only been in recent years that what we’ve come to call Impostor Syndrome has gotten mainstream attention. Impostor Syndrome: That nagging gremlin voice that says, “I’m a...