HeyJaredLife at Play with Gina Kawalek
For people who did everything “right” and still feel off. Notes on paying attention, finding your aim, and building a life that feels (really freakin') good. Plus a biweekly local roundup from Serenbe + Chatt Hills.
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The best day of my month happened with my phone in a drawer (opens the original)
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The last time I was in a church was a funeral in 2022.I was raised Catholic. Catholic school through fourth grade, church several times a week, prayers before dinner, prayers before bed, and every single Sunday morning in a pew. okay you get the point.I was into it. And then I loathed it. I counted down the minutes and stared off into la-la land through the singing, waiting for it to be over.My kids have never been to church. My oldest is five now, and it makes me feel kinda weird.Because even h
What It's Actually Like to Live in Serenbe, Georgia (From a Local) (opens the original)
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Four people reached out to me in the last month. Different states, different lives, all typing the same question into Google at 11pm: what is it actually like to live in Serenbe (This unique wellness community in the woods just south of Atlanta)?And I get it. Because it’s different from the norm in the US and you can find a lot of weird, conflicting information online. You search it, here’s what comes back. A realtor who wants to sell you a $1.5 million house. Serenbe’s own marketing, which is b
Around Here | Serenbe & Chatt Hills (September) (opens the original)
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Not local to Serenbe + Chatt Hills? This is Around Here a subsection of Life at Play, and my way of keeping our local community connected. It goes out at the beginning of every month. If it’s not your thing, you can update your email preferences at the bottom anytime.Someone posted last month about not really knowing your neighbors and how we should all go meet each other. It confused me. There are more ways to connect around here than anywhe
Play by Play | August 2026 (opens the original)
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This is the second of a new monthly thing. What it is and the rules are here. Read more
Let Me Tell You About the Art Scene in Serenbe (opens the original)
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Okay, come here a sec. Whether you just found Serenbe last week and can’t stop poking around, or you’ve been here long enough to have a favorite farm stand or artist and strong opinions about it, this one’s for you. I want to talk about the arts. Specifically, the Art Farm at Serenbe, because I don’t think half of us really know what we’ve got sitting out here in the woods just south of Atlanta.Let’s start with the legend. Years ago, one of several programs under what was then the Serenbe Instit
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