Hey 👋🏽,

Happy Mother’s Day to:

new moms 👼
lost moms
empty nester moms 🐥
cleaning-up-the-whatever-for-the-5th-time-today moms
de facto moms ✨
right in the middle of it moms
expecting moms 🍞
hoping to be moms
mourning moms 😔
getting-woken-up-at-5-in-the-morning-moms
single moms 👋🏽
working moms
no longer working moms 💼
struggling moms
when-will-quarantine-be-over moms 😐
self moms: because self care is part of parenting and the thing I think my mom was always trying to teach me was how to mother my self

A review of neuroscientist Maryann Wolf’ Reader, Come Home, that details how the transition from print to screens is changing our brains (and consumption of books) forever.

For six millennia, reading compelled the human brain to deepen and widen its cognitions. It is a glorious achievement, threatened by a “fundamental tension between our evolutionary wiring and contemporary culture.” We are moving backward.

❤️ assorted

A new Banksy painting at Southhampton General Hospital BBC, 1m
8 women share stories of momming during quarantine and gave me all the feels/head nods Washington Post, 22m
What it’s like to live for 27 years off grid on an island Youtube, 13m

🚶🏽‍♀️ask a mentor for help Sivers, 1m

Something that’s I’ve had to practice over the last couple of years is structuring problems and potential solutions using second order thinking - and sharing problems in a way that makes it easy for others to help me.

I miss you, I love you, happy Mother’s Day!

P.S. Come workout and raise money for a good cause during Monday night HIIT + Stretch classes.

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