Mary PoffenrothIs Compare & Despair Culture About to Ruin Your Halloween?Halloween is my FAVORITE (#AllCapsExcited) holiday! The costumes, the community, the ritual of it all is 100% my jam.Oct 31, 2021Oct 31, 2021
Mary PoffenrothSeeing Faces in the DarkThe sun had set over San Francisco nearly two hours before and darkness shrouded the traffic congested Bay Bridge. A cargo van crept along…Oct 13, 2016Oct 13, 2016
Mary PoffenrothThoughts of Privilege on ThanksgivingArriving into the city forty minutes early wouldn’t have been so bad if I had remembered my jacket before getting on the train. However, in…Nov 26, 2015Nov 26, 2015
Mary PoffenrothToo Much Education, Not Enough ActionSat watching the shallow, gentle waves crest the tiny Belizean pier, I was choosing my words wisely responding to a question from a newly…Aug 26, 2015Aug 26, 2015
Mary PoffenrothGuilt for ThoughtIn our increasingly fast paced, hyper competitive world we value productivity and output. However, how do you get beyond just producing…Aug 7, 2015Aug 7, 2015