Nama’s Natural Life — Category
Midlife Transitions & Letting Go
Nobody warned you it would feel like this. That’s what I’m here for.
The Writing
Everything on letting go, in one place.
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I had a stalker.
Read: I had a stalker.I had a stalker. Probably still do. When my little blog suddenly went from a handful of readers to more than a thousand views, I stopped writing. Turns…
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Can I Just Have One Ordinary Week? On Chronic Illness, Marriage, and Survival Mode
Read: Can I Just Have One Ordinary Week? On Chronic Illness, Marriage, and Survival ModeSome seasons don’t bring one crisis. They bring five at once. Marriage, work, children, health, and healing all seem to demand attention at the same time. Sometimes the…
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The Mother’s Day Chocolate Incident: Chaos, Cheesecake, and Family Meltdowns
Read: The Mother’s Day Chocolate Incident: Chaos, Cheesecake, and Family MeltdownsBy noon on Mother’s Day, the dog had explosive diarrhea, one daughter was still drunk from the night before, and my granddaughter announced she was full after eating…
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Nobody Told Me Migraine Could Make You Grieve Yourself: On Chronic Illness and Identity Loss
Read: Nobody Told Me Migraine Could Make You Grieve Yourself: On Chronic Illness and Identity LossNobody told me migraine could look like dementia. Nobody told me it could steal my words, my balance, my memory, my confidence, and the version of myself I…
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I Don’t Miss My Sisters the Same Way: On Grief, Distance, and Complicated Family
Read: I Don’t Miss My Sisters the Same Way: On Grief, Distance, and Complicated FamilySometimes family doesn’t leave cleanly. Sometimes it stays in your body as fear, warmth, memory, and grief all at once.
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When My Husband Shaved His Beard: On Identity, Marriage, and Midlife Change
Read: When My Husband Shaved His Beard: On Identity, Marriage, and Midlife ChangeMy husband shaved off the beard he’s had forever, and it should have felt like nothing. It didn’t. This is about men, midlife, identity, pressure, and the quiet…
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Can Migraine Cause Memory Issues? What I’ve Lived and What the Research Says
Read: Can Migraine Cause Memory Issues? What I’ve Lived and What the Research SaysFor two and a half years, I wondered whether migraine could really take this much from a person. This is what it feels like when your body scares…
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