Keeping the Crunch: Caregiving, Culture, and the Courage to Stay Whole

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There’s a phrase I’ve been using a lot lately: don’t be the soggy lettuce. Too many women—especially those of us in the sandwich generation—lose our crispness under the weight of caregiving, expectation, and cultural obligation. We become wilted, invisible, overextended. We forget what it feels like to taste our own joy, to hold our shape. […]

Working Solo Parents & COVID-19

  May 8, 2020 Let’s start by saying that this is my opinion, and not that of my employer. 🙂 Personal. And written pretty raw, and from the heart. 100% Zafira. There are tips and tricks that I consider best practices, but those are from experience 🙂 2 years ago, I became a mom to […]