Managing Cancellation Fatigue

Managing Cancellation Fatigue

It was a Wednesday afternoon when I noticed the unread email pop up. The subject line read “Notification of Potential COVID Exposure.” I clicked on the email and read that someone who was sitting near me at an event had tested positive. I don’t think I would have...
We Need to Talk About Touch Deprivation

We Need to Talk About Touch Deprivation

Have you heard of touch deprivation? The term is fairly self-explanatory. It happens when we are deprived of human touch for a period of time. Generally, it is in the context of platonic touch. To varying degrees, human beings need touch. In some Western cultures,...
Singles, Let’s Celebrate Our Milestones

Singles, Let’s Celebrate Our Milestones

On a Friday, I sat at my computer, doing my last checks. Email, website updates, weekly to-dos. Was there anything I was forgetting? It was 5:15. Now that it is getting darker earlier, I try to wrap up in time for an evening walk beginning at 5:30. I opened my website...
5 Tips for Singles Who Want to Enjoy Wedding Season

5 Tips for Singles Who Want to Enjoy Wedding Season

It’s wedding season! You know what that means. Time to feel an uncomfortable mix of weird emotions!!  When you’re single and weddings abound, it can be a bit of a mixed bag, emotionally speaking. On the one hand, you’re happy for your friends who are getting married....
Who Is Doing the Background Work?

Who Is Doing the Background Work?

This past September on Instagram, Devi Abraham asked me to share some thoughts on how married people can support singles. Devi co-hosts a podcast called Where Do We Go From Here, on which they talk about purity culture, its effects on Christians, and how to move...