Relationships, parties, music, learned optimism, and more: life lessons from an eight-year-old, backed up by psychological research — and shocking yard work incident.

Ten years ago, our son Gabe was born by emergency C-section. Two years ago, we started quarantine on his birthday. Since then, he's learned a lot — and so have we. So in this birthday episode dedicated to Gabe, here are reflections (and life lessons) inspired by our son.

This week, we’re doing something a little different. Something a little more playful. Something that can be summed up in one word: Mattéa. #memoir #parenting

“In a time when community was hard to come by, I was finding it with people from all over--people I never would have encountered in my previous life.”