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Hey, Friend!
May has been full in the best way.
We published, we recorded, we showed up. And today, on Mother's Day, we're thinking about everyone who has ever done the work of mothering without a title to show for it. That's you. That's the people who raised you. That's this community.
The Mix Is Well this month. Here's what we've been cooking.
What's Next?
Thinking About Longevity Should Start Now. And It's About Way More Than Money.
Millennial parents are officially middle-aged. I know, I cringed when I heard that as well. But, in all honesty, the oldest among us hit 45 this year, and with that milestone has come a question that none of us really planned to be asking in our parenting years: What kind of life am I actually building toward? Not just financially, but physically, socially, geographically. The whole picture. And in a system that wasn't designed with all of our needs in mind - as women, as trans people, as neuro
Mothering Is a Practice. Not a Title.
I was at the grocery store during #TeacherAppreciationWeek, picking up a few things for my kid's teachers, when I exchanged a "Happy Mother's Day" with the cashier and the bagger. But before I did, I added something I've been saying for a while now: It's a day for all who are mothering. Both women (people of color, different ages, different stages of life) didn't just nod, they actively agreed. Emphatically. Like I had said something out loud that they had been carrying quietly for a long time
Thinking About Longevity Should Start Now. And It's About Way More Than Money.
Millennial parents are officially middle-aged. I know, I cringed when I heard that as well. But, in all honesty, the oldest among us hit 45 this year, and with that milestone has come a question that none of us really planned to be asking in our parenting years: What kind of life am I actually building toward? Not just financially, but physically, socially, geographically. The whole picture. And in a system that wasn't designed with all of our needs in mind - as women, as trans people, as neuro