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How I got banned from my local Facebook Mom’s Group

When my family of three moved across the country mid-pandemic, I knew making community in my new home would be tough. I did what any mom…

6 min readDec 18, 2020

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Simone Biles Earns the Gold Medal in Life

As a kid, I used to blow out my birthday candle wishing to be an Olympic swimmer just like Jenny Thompson who was the butterfly champ of…

2 min readJul 29, 2021

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Simone Biles Earns the Gold Medal in Life

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Being More by Doing Less

I’m officially in week 2 of what I’ve deemed my Super Soul Summer — a 3-month kickstart into claiming joy as the central feature of my…

3 min readJun 7, 2021

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Being More by Doing Less

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Be Yourself

Try this. Just for today

What if for today you only saw good?

1 min readJan 25, 2021

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Try this. Just for today

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Dessa Brennan

An 8 week-old Crash Course in Living Well

My infant son was the teacher, and I was the pupil.

5 min readJun 26, 2019

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An 8 week-old Crash Course in Living Well

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Why I’m An Intern for Life

The older I get the more I realize my intuitive “lightbulb” moments as a youngster were worth paying attention to. This is one of them.

3 min readFeb 4, 2019

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Why I’m An Intern for Life

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What the eclipse taught me about FOMO

I’ve got FOMO. It’s not a full-blown affliction, but it sure feels like it at times.

4 min readAug 24, 2017

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What the eclipse taught me about FOMO

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Can we write our way out of hate?

Last week I took a free 2-hour writing course at the Boulder Public library. It was offered by a local author who specializes in…

4 min readAug 18, 2017

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Can we write our way out of hate?

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Ascent Publication

The Surprising By-Product of Focus

For the last few weeks I’ve been feeling overwhelmed by options. I’ve hesitated talking to anyone about it because it’s a privileged…

6 min readAug 14, 2017

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The Surprising By-Product of Focus

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This is what you need to know about finding meaning in your career

It takes work.

2 min readAug 4, 2017

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Dessa Brennan

Dessa Brennan

Waking up (like consciously on a spiritual level, not just from coffee...but also with coffee) & writing about it. “My Super Soul Summer” musings coming soon...

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