by Lauren Brownstein | Nov 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
I recently listened to a Glennon Doyle podcast with guest Tricia Hersey, and it BLEW MY MIND WIDE OPEN. Give Ms. Hersey a MacArthur Genius Grant. Her views on rest are radical, and necessary, and world-changing. I deeply value rest. But she is presenting a whole new...
by Lauren Brownstein | Sep 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
On the recent first day of school in my community, I decided to swing by the local elementary school on my morning walk. I love the excitement, jitters, and smiles of that first day drop off! While walking behind the school, along the outer edge of the playground, I...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jul 29, 2022 | Inspiration, Uncategorized
If you looked at my life from the outside, you might think it was pretty fancy stuff: I’ve traveled all over the world: France, Costa Rica, India, Thailand, Uganda, Tahiti… the list goes on. I live in a neighborhood with lots of million dollar homes. If...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
For many Americans, June 2022 has been a heartbreaking and infuriating month. Still reeling from the devastating school shooting in Uvalde, Texas at the end of May, getting the news that the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade was a brutal gut punch. Even though...
by Lauren Brownstein | Nov 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
This past weekend, we set back the clocks in an annual ritual that leaves me asking “Does ANYONE like it when it’s pitch black outside at 4:30 p.m.?!” The nights are longer. The temperature is dropping. For years, this shift brought down my mood and...
by Lauren Brownstein | Oct 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
** Actually, the night I worked as an extra on a film set, but why quibble over the details? This week, I had the opportunity to check an item off my “bucket list”: I worked as an extra for a film that was shooting in downtown DC! Actually, it’s a...
