- Emotional Battery Against Sundowning
July 20, 2026 · 3 min read — My mom's Alzheimer's symptoms came paired with agitation in the evening - called sundowning syndrome. Out of many things we tried, the emotional battery analogy is what helped most.
- Systems beat emotions in parenting
April 18, 2026 · 2 min read — After a year of arguments about walking the dogs, a simple system with clear consequences worked where guilt, threats and scolding hadn't.
- What You Resist, Persists - Avoiding Discomfort Makes It Worse
March 18, 2026 · 2 min read — A friend's quiet withdrawal during a trip in Mexico taught me something I keep relearning: the thing you're avoiding is usually exactly what needs to be said.
- What If Caregivers Could Contribute to Alzheimer's Research?
March 14, 2026 · 3 min read — Six years caring for my mother with Alzheimer's left me with a lot of data and nowhere useful to put it. What if that could change?
- A Simple Self-Compassion Practice That Changed My Inner Dialogue
March 10, 2026 · 3 min read — Up to age 30 I treated my emotions as a distraction. One practice slowly changed how I talk to myself — and made me a better learner.
- Acceptance, Patience and Fun in Caregiving
February 26, 2026 · 5 min read — Caring for someone with cognitive decline is exhausting. These are the things that actually helped.
- How I spent 2 years on not writing a blog
February 26, 2026 · 1 min read — I tried every editor, every static site generator, every hosting setup. The only thing I didn't do was write.
- The Importance of Asking Yourself What You Want
February 26, 2026 · 3 min read — I studied Social Sciences because my parents did. It took years to realize I hadn't actually asked myself what I wanted.
- Why I Go for a Meal with Someone
February 26, 2026 · 3 min read — A shared meal isn't really about the food. A short guide I originally wrote for my 16-year-old on what it actually means to show up at a table.
- What if your family was more like a team?
October 18, 2025 · 3 min read — Moving in together with two teenage stepdaughters, a baby, and my 76-year-old mother, I tried running our blended family like a facilitated team workshop.
- A Simple Guide to Being a Great Guest (with Any Kind of Host)
April 1, 2022 · 3 min read — After hosting many guests I noticed my idea of being a good guest wasn't universally shared. Here's what came out of actually talking about it.
- The Mountain and the Bench
October 18, 2020 · 3 min read — Three months into quarantine on the tenth floor of a Bogotá apartment, two small things became the most meaningful part of my day.