We don’t want abortion. We want autonomy.
Today’s post was originally going to be a reading list, but when I saw this from my friend April, I decided to do something different. Two years ago, when I was 18-weeks pregnant, my child was given a preliminary diagnosis of lethal skeletal dysplasia. I was...
Free downloadable coloring to relax your brain
Coloring books for adults. They’re so hot right now. (Triple points, by the way, to anyone who gets that movie reference.) They calm the amygdala which in turn helps you de-stress. Carl Jung even suggested coloring mandalas to relax. So clearly, if science and...
Morning meditation with cat/baby video
Meditation is many things. Meditation is hours of quiet yoga mudras and chanting to music as a candle burns leisurely down to a nub. Meditation is sitting cross legged on top of a mountain while the dulcet tones of trained squirrels serenade and lead me through self...
Volunteering doesn’t automatically make you a good person: THE APPENDIX
Over the last couple months, I’ve been writing a piece commissioned by Contributoria called Volunteering won’t change the world, do this instead. That’s where I go one with my opinions on volunteering. I would have loved another draft of that before...
This is why Contributoria failed. Many faults. One big reason.
I began writing this back in July as a Contributoria how-to. Then this morning, I received an e-mail announcing the demise of Contributoria. We want to thank you for all you’ve done to make Contributoria such a wonderful project. The team here is immensely proud of...About Leigh
I'm a writer and mentor currently living in Argentina. Want to know how I created my ideal writing life?
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