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The Birthday Blues Are Data, Not a Diagnosis (opens the original)
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Every year, I think it’ll be different — that this time, the feeling will have changed, and my birthday blues won’t make their usual appearance. Instead, I imagine I’ll be transported back to the excitement of childhood birthdays, the pure joy of extra attention and celebration. But that’s not quite what happens. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eKR_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.c
Water, Silence, Pen, Prayer. (opens the original)
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So many people ask me: How did you start over and rebuild your life after 25 years of running the family business?Just a few years ago, in the middle of managing a storefront, my mornings were a mad rush to get up and out the door. I’d hit the ground running, tackling the never-ending list I’d written the night before behind the counter. It was hustle, plain and simple, I was constantly in survival mode. Looking back, I can’t believe I did that for so long.It wasn’t a mindset shift
New Moon in Virgo Writing Ritual 🌑 (opens the original)
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Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Get more from Kathleen Kroner in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and Android</div
Your Creative Block Has a Name. It's Called Survival. (opens the original)
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Accompanying my mother to her latest doctor’s visits last month almost sent me into urgent-care mode… not physically, but emotionally. Old, invisible wounds and trauma I thought I’d dealt with suddenly resurfaced. It’s not a total surprise; these past couple of months, I’ve spent more time with her than I have in the last 30 years combined.Growing up with my mother wasn’t easy. She struggled with serious addiction. Years later, once I was an adult on my own, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia
Midlife, Writing & Reinvention with Kathleen Kroner & Betsy Seybolt (opens the original)
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Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Get more from Kathleen Kroner in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and Android</div
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