by Mary B Safrit | Nov 11, 2021 | Mental Health
Growing up on a farm meant periodically creatures who belong outdoors found their way indoors. In winter or after a field was harvested or mowed, the wee (and not so wee) creatures seemed to look up for the first time and notice a ready-made shelter hitherto...
by Mary B Safrit | May 6, 2021 | Mental Health, Singleness
I’ve been thinking about rejection lately. Mainly because I’ve been digging into Kait Warman’s new book, which released today. It’s called Thank You for Rejecting Me. Rejection is inevitable and comes in many forms. Fun pep talk, I know. But one of the things I...
by Mary B Safrit | Feb 25, 2021 | Mental Health, Singleness
If you’re like me, resting is hard right now. We are slowly crawling our way out of this pandemical life. But we’re definitely still in it in many ways. When the weekend rolls around, I just want a slice of normalcy. And because I can’t have it, I...
by Mary B Safrit | Jan 28, 2021 | How-to's, Mental Health
I am neck-deep in post-production for ye olde podcast. This entails making approximately 80,000 decisions, writing and recording the intros and outros for each episode, managing editors and deadlines, writing copy for the episode descriptions, planning social media...
by Mary B Safrit | May 19, 2020 | How-to's, Mental Health, The Creative Life
I stared at my computer, at the email I’d perfected over the past month. Attached was my manuscript proposal, which I honed on and off for the past year and a half. The send button glared back at me, daring me to press it in one moment and repelling me in the next. ...
by Mary B Safrit | Apr 30, 2020 | How-to's, Mental Health
Tired of running through the same tired questions and scenarios with yourself? Looking to spice things up in the self-conversation department? We’ve all been there. Sure, you’re interesting and charming, but without anyone else to help steer the conversation,...
