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Jaime Pollard-Smith

Jaime Pollard-Smith

Pros and Cons

I sat across from her as she ate. Her fingers were slippery and shimmering in the late afternoon sun. She was tearing chicken away from the…

May 8, 2017

Pros and Cons

May 8, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

Change the Weather

“WE CAN CHANGE THE WEATHER IN OUR FLAT!” My husband does not even flinch when I burst into his office with a grand idea or revelation. I…

Apr 10, 2017

Change the Weather

Apr 10, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

My Daughter Sees Me

“We have so many ideas about ourselves and children are here to destroy all of them one by one. And it’s also about being seen.”

Apr 3, 2017

My Daughter Sees Me

Apr 3, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

The Should Jar

“Be willing to let go of who you think you should be, in order to be who you are.” -Brené Brown

Mar 27, 2017

The Should Jar

Mar 27, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

On Aging

“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.” ― Robert Frost

Mar 6, 2017

On Aging

Mar 6, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

Elephant Work

“Never apologize for who you are. It lets the whole world down.”

Feb 20, 2017

Elephant Work

Feb 20, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

Have the Talk

I’ve learned to value failed conversations, missed connections, confusions. What remains is what’s unsaid, what’s underneath. Understanding…

Feb 13, 2017

Have the Talk

Feb 13, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

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

Feb 6, 2017

Be the Adult You Want Your Child to Be

Feb 6, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

My Life is a Piece of Cake

When were you born, who are your parents, where did you grow up? None of us earns these things. These things were given to us. So when we…

Jan 30, 2017

My Life is a Piece of Cake

Jan 30, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

Join the Club

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”

Jan 23, 2017

Join the Club

Jan 23, 2017

Jaime Pollard-Smith

Jaime Pollard-Smith

Co-Owner of CrossFit Jane, full-time writing teacher and self-improvement enthusiast raising two free-range kids. www.Unbecoming.co

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