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  • The Crisis Diaries: What Happens When Your Coping Skills Stop Working?

    The Crisis Diaries: What Happens When Your Coping Skills Stop Working?

    After you Marie Kondo your belongings down to the spelling bee trophy from sixth grade and the one mug that brings you joy, what then?
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    Apr 8, 2020
    The Crisis Diaries: OMFG Please Stop Calling This “the New Normal”

    The Crisis Diaries: OMFG Please Stop Calling This “the New Normal”

    This isn’t new and it most certainly is not normal.
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    Mar 27, 2020
    The Crisis Diaries: The Best Advice I Ever Bought

    The Crisis Diaries: The Best Advice I Ever Bought

    Sometimes “Why?” Is Not a Useful Question
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    Mar 26, 2020
    The Crisis Diaries: Nothing [Gold] Can Stay

    The Crisis Diaries: Nothing [Gold] Can Stay

    This Won’t Last Forever. Nothing Does.
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    Mar 26, 2020
    The Crisis Diaries: Choose Your Won’t

    The Crisis Diaries: Choose Your Won’t

    During crisis, rather than trying to get everything right, pick one thing you won’t get wrong.
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    Mar 20, 2020
    The Crisis Diaries: Rules for Worrying

    The Crisis Diaries: Rules for Worrying

    The human brain is going to worry. The question isn’t how can you stop it, but how are you going to work with it?
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    Mar 3, 2020
    Why Can’t We Have a Straight Pride Parade?

    Why Can’t We Have a Straight Pride Parade?

    I’ll tell you why . . .
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    Jun 5, 2019
    Poets: We Need You Now More Than Ever

    Poets: We Need You Now More Than Ever

    Translate the Messages Everyone Needs to Hear
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    May 26, 2019
    How to Get Married While the World Is on Fire

    How to Get Married While the World Is on Fire

    Is it okay to feel joy in tumultuous times?
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    May 19, 2019
    Why You Should Keep a Dirty Coffee Cup on Your Desk

    Why You Should Keep a Dirty Coffee Cup on Your Desk

    A Poet’s Antidote to Insecurity
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    Cheryl Dumesnil
    May 7, 2019
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