Letter Thirteen: Dear On the Topic of Romance

The story we often tell ourselves about staying is that staying is the ingredient to finding a partner. It is the key to the fantasy of the picket fence house and a long term relationship and all that, and I relate to how deeply that can bury under our skin. But what really ‘counts’ as giving a place a good enough go when it comes to dating? What is the cut off point for risking that fantasy? What is ‘stable’ enough to sustain a partnership?

Letter Three: Dear A Stressed Out Partner of a Stressed Out Academic

Watching someone we love struggled and be stressed and feel helpless to change anything about that experience for them is one of the most human experiences. I want to start by making it so clear that your emotional reactions and responses to this season of your relation is so natural and human.