by Aya de Leon | Nov 18, 2020 | Opinion, Personal Essays
When it was reported that Donald Tr*mp had been diagnosed with COVID, I thought that was it. He had all the risk factors to become a coronavirus fatality. I had read the stories of people on ventilators, getting all the medical help, but they died anyway. I assumed...
by Aya de Leon | Nov 16, 2020 | Opinion
As a parent I have to help my child learn the difference between wants and needs. There are many things the kid wants, but not all of them are a good idea. As a mom I am constantly setting limits. In those moments, I offer space to listen to the upset, but I don’t get...
by Aya de Leon | Nov 12, 2020 | Personal Essays, Uncategorized
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross developed a theory of seven stages of grief for dealing with the phenomena of loss. As we make our way through the aftermath of the elections, I find myself reaching for some emotional theory like this. I want some explanation for this emotional...
by Aya de Leon | Nov 9, 2020 | Interviews
The “Speaking Of …” interview series presents Paula Farmer in conversation with Miya Yoshitani. Oct. 28, 2020 Paula: Welcome everyone. Thanks to those of you joining us live, and those coming later for the recorded version. I’m Paula Farmer. Today I’m happy to...
by Aya de Leon | Nov 3, 2020 | Opinion
Aya de Leon: As a pathological clutterer, half my anxiety this election cycle was about whether or not I had misplaced my ballot. I have probably been voting by mail for a decade. In the pandemic, I didn’t want to do what I usually do when I misplace my ballot:...
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