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Category Archives: In This Together

Let’s Talk About Death, Baby

August 22, 2017by Leah Senona 1 Comment

I talk about death and dying.* A lot. Other than the importance of sharing our stories, the influence of death on our lives and the significance we must assign to […]

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In This Together, The Tough Stuff

It Isn’t As Simple As Love Wins

August 15, 2017by Leah Senona Leave a comment

Love wins. Two words I see over and over again. Two words I have whispered to myself when the sadness I feel for the state of so many places and […]

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In This Together

Rather Kind Than Polite

August 1, 2017by Leah Senona Leave a comment

I have little use for the idea of polite, though I have often pretended to care about good manners in order to avoid situations which make me feel uncomfortable. I […]

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In This Together

The Gifts From Desolation

February 24, 2017by Leah Senona Leave a comment

“I have a 14 year old boy with Reactive Attachment Disorder,” a woman at the foster parent gathering began, “and I just don’t know what to do.” She described a whisper of […]

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In This Together, Looking In/Looking Out, The Tough Stuff

Dismantle Shame, Build Up Love

February 15, 2017by Leah Senona Leave a comment

A few years ago, I yelled at a friend. I do not remember everything I said, but I know it was ugly and I know we stopped speaking to each […]

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In This Together, The Tough Stuff, Touching Life

I Want To Be The Bird Lady

January 25, 2017by Leah Senona Leave a comment

“Do you have a bird?” One of the volunteers at the local coffeehouse co-op asked me today as I set my tea on a table. Before I could ask her […]

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In This Together, Touching Life

What If My Worst Fears Come True?

November 11, 2016by Leah Senona Leave a comment

I wonder who I will be during the Trump presidency. The election of a man who shows callous disregard and outright disdain towards so many individuals who make up the […]

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In This Together

For Years I Was “Right.” I Recommend Kind.

October 14, 2016by Leah Senona Leave a comment

Bombardment is the word which comes to mind when I scroll through my various social media worlds. In my desire to connect with my tribe, look through pretty photos, or […]

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In This Together

Don’t Give Me That Crap About Other Women…

October 7, 2016by Leah Senona Leave a comment

It started when I was in elementary school–the competition, the betrayal. In the only world I knew until much later, men held all the power and had the only voices […]

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In This Together

Home Is Where the Meanies Aren’t

April 21, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

Middle school is brutal. My girls frequently come home bearing tales of the latest classroom or bus drama fueled by gossip, hurt feelings, and poor coping skills. Last week was […]

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In This Together, Looking In/Looking Out

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