And my mother, she said, “you know, this writing thing is really frustrating you. I can see that. Maybe what you ought to do is take a break and try something else for a while.”

“How does your mother's influence show up in your life? Who are you because of your mother? What did or didn't you talk to your mother about?”

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

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