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Dear Friends, Tara’s birthday is this week! I want to celebrate her on here a bit. I am so lucky to have an older sister like her. She is a truly talented, smart, and kind person, almost too compassionate at times, but also super funny and salty at times. She is so thoughtful and alwaysContinue reading “Happy Birthday Tara”

Dear Friends, Announcing a new episode of All Our Brave Hearts! I am so happy to share some of my thoughts about being “famous!” It is such a change from being silent and overlooked. I am grateful for it, but it is also a bit strange to get used to. There are so many spellersContinue reading “A Famous Brave Heart”

Dear Friends, I am having a nice time these days. I feel pretty calm and happy. And it feels so good to soak it up! I am sort of behind on many plans that I am excited about. But it is all fine, because I treasure the days when I can relax. I have learnedContinue reading “Lazy Days”

Dear Friends, I am overall doing okay these days, especially compared to past years. But I am going through a span of feeling on edge. It is much more manageable than in the past. And I am so grateful that my hard work in therapy and mindfulness practice as well as figuring out how toContinue reading “About Dysregulation”

Dear Friends, I am so honored to know one of the co-founders of a great non-profit, Brothers Helping Spellers. This group focuses on fundraising to make spelling more accessible to underrepresented communities. This work is so important, and it makes a difference. They offer scholarships to cover the costs of materials and sessions with aContinue reading “Call to Action!”

Dear Friends, It has been longer than anticipated since my last post! I came down with something, and Tara got it, too. I am all better now, and she is okay, if still tired. So here I am at long last. So I hinted at some schemes for the summer. One is to bring togetherContinue reading “Summer Scheme 1”

Dear Friends, I am back to social media! Tara is back from her trip, and we are ready to resume our regular work together. I am so happy she is back! This past month was nice but of course different. I am lucky to have a support team that can keep me busy, engaged, andContinue reading “Back to the routine”

Dear Friends, I am delighted to share a new All Our Brave Hearts episode! This one is more light-hearted than recent episodes. It is about an unanticipated little adventure my body took me on at Motormorphosis 2025. This was fun to recount. It also has some great lessons about dignity of risk and safety inContinue reading “A Brave Jaunt in the Elevator”

Dear Friends, Time for another All Our Brave Hearts episode! This one is a bit sad, so save it for later if now is not a good time for that. This episode is on grieving a loved one. We recorded it after losing our beloved dog Hana, but before losing Houdini. It was a toughContinue reading “Brave Hearts on Grief”

Dear Friends, Tara leaves tomorrow on a month-long trip. She is returning to Southeast Asia for her conservation work, but is hoping to connect with nonspeaking autistic people and their families in Manila in mid-May. I will miss her so very much, but I am excited for her. This is the third year she hasContinue reading “The next month”