Jaime Pollard-Smith
On Aging (Wildly)
I have no desire to age gracefully. I plan to age wildly. I wrote the "On Aging" post about year ago. The message is still the same...
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"Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about unbecoming everything that isn't really you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place." - Unknown
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- May 15, 2017
- 4 min
The Details of Us
“How is your marriage?” She sat across from me, pen poised in hand, as she listened and studied my body language. My shoulders loosened....
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- May 8, 2017
- 3 min
Pros and Cons
There in that moment she sat as a nine year old girl filled with wonder and dreams, completely absorbed in the bounty of my leftover lunch.
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Apr 24, 2017
- 3 min
It's Just a Phase
Perhaps this new beginning comes with a toddlerhood of its own. Each new phase demands fresh-tilled soil to start anew with a tiny seed. In
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Apr 17, 2017
- 5 min
Birth Coach
It has been said that you are the sum of the three people you spend the most time with in your life. If this is true, we have to carefully c
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Mar 6, 2017
- 4 min
On Aging
Yes, I am older, weathered and scarred, but I am strong in a homegrown way that can only be earned. The resilience and personal strength I h
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Feb 27, 2017
- 4 min
Line Them Up
"It turns out, I am terrible at self-compassion. A few weeks ago I took a self-compassion quiz that was linked to the book I was readin
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Feb 20, 2017
- 4 min
Elephant Work
It is a painful process of unbecoming and learning everything we thought was a given - an unchanging truth - might not be set in stone. We d
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Feb 6, 2017
- 5 min
Be the Adult You Want Your Child to Be
“Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?” - Dr. Brené Brown I just finished reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly:...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
- Dec 26, 2016
- 4 min
What I Learned about Life in a Watercolor Workshop
This past week we were given a rare opportunity. Faculty members were offered two hours of professional development credit for attending...
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