Lost in Translation
A family boating trip became a lesson in communication. When good intentions get lost in translation, misunderstandings happen. Slowing down, clarifying, and truly listening can strengthen our closest relationships.

A family boating trip became a lesson in communication. When good intentions get lost in translation, misunderstandings happen. Slowing down, clarifying, and truly listening can strengthen our closest relationships.

Paris is elegant. Bend is pretzels and inner tubes. I found the same thing in both and almost missed it in one because I had already decided where that kind of joy was allowed to live.

In a hotel ballroom in New York, a stranger looked into my eyes and saw what I hadn't let myself look at yet. On what happens when you finally stop holding it together alone.