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Have I Got Baby Brain?
It’s 5pm on a Monday.
Oct 15
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Alena Falkengren
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So You Are a Mother—Now What? Resources on Matrescence.
Resources on matrescence.
Oct 12
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Alena Falkengren
13
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Why Women Write
"I think I might be the voice of my generation. Or, at least, a voice of a generation."
Oct 8
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Alena Falkengren
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Sunday Digest: 10 TED Talks That Changed My Outlook on Life
These TED Talks have completely changed how I think about creativity, failure, writing, love, and life itself.
Oct 5
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Alena Falkengren
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How Do We Know We Are Doing It Right?
Deep down I really do know I am the best mother for her. It should be enough, shouldn’t it? Even though my breasts are tiny.
Oct 1
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Alena Falkengren
5
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September 2025
Sunday Digest: 11 Alternative Practices That Healed My Body And Mind
I tried leech therapy so you don't have to! Or do you?
Sep 28
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Alena Falkengren
5
Two Months Postpartum: Advice I Would Give Myself (And You)
Everything I wish I knew about having a baby.
Sep 23
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Alena Falkengren
14
Sunday Digest: How to Celebrate Autumn Equinox
I am a person who believes in the energies of the Universe more so than in what’s right in front of me.
Sep 21
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Alena Falkengren
6
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All I Ever Wanted Was Everything
Does it make me evil or human—to have everything and still want more?
Sep 18
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Alena Falkengren
14
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Sunday Digest: How to Build a Creative Career
Authenticity is invaluable, even if originality is non-existent.
Sep 14
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Alena Falkengren
13
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An Heirloom Kind of Fall
Plus what to read and watch.
Sep 5
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Alena Falkengren
6
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August 2025
The End of Summer
It’s a dangerous game to rush the time, you blink, and it’s all gone in what feels like an instant, but I can’t help myself.
Aug 28
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Alena Falkengren
9
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