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"People deserve to be remembered." (opens the original)
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September 2026 Zoom Gathering Replay: “What Makes a Moment Matter?” (opens the original)
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Dear Substack friends,I want to apologize for the recording this month, because it’s fairly disorganized and scattershot in how Sarah and I interacted. I’m not sure if Sarah was a bit off, or I was (or maybe both of us were). I’m thinking it might be because we’ve had a recent disruption in our family that has been tough to navigate. My father-in-law has undiagnosed dementia and ended up lost in another state last week, so my husband Ben drove to stay with him until our brother-in-law could fly
September 2026 Sarah Video: "Sarah and Teddy's 10-minute Writing Challenge" (opens the original)
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Hi, Substack friends.I can’t believe it’s September! Sarah and I made this video during the summer, but I saved it for this month, because it’s pretty evergreen in content.She came up with the entire conversation on her own, which felt really special. I love how she approached me after she’d already spent a lot of time—unbeknownst to me—reflecting on what she wanted to share with all of you.Today she invites you to join her and Teddy (and me) on a 10-minute writing challenge, and she offers good
Above the Waves: The Quiet Discipline of Rebuilding After the Storm (opens the original)
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Where Something Goes Quietly Wrong (opens the original)
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