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September 15, 2023

Cooling my jets

September 15, 2023/ Jess van Roekel
Cooling my jets

One of the fine lines I walk for my mental health is the line between caring too little and caring too much. You, too?

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December 14, 2021

I stopped swimming

December 14, 2021/ Jess van Roekel
I stopped swimming

Early parenthood is made up of hundreds of these tiny sacrifices, these surrenderings of small joys.

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motherhood, seasons, parenthood
March 06, 2021

Modern parenthood: Loneliness, perfectionism, and anxiety?

March 06, 2021/ Jess van Roekel
Modern parenthood: Loneliness, perfectionism, and anxiety?

Or a call to something more?

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March 03, 2021

Scared of writing? Yeah, me too – here's how I overcome creative fear

March 03, 2021/ Jess van Roekel
Scared of writing? Yeah, me too – here's how I overcome creative fear

Writing will probably always feel scary, because – like all deeply creative work – it’s an intimate and soulful act.

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writing, creative writing, creative process, vulnerability hangover, creative fear
January 21, 2019

Listen: My word for 2019

January 21, 2019/ Jess van Roekel
Listen: My word for 2019

My word for 2019 is Listen. It gives me goosebumps to write that down because I know this word will be transformational for me.

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Musings
November 02, 2018

Notes from a self-employed mum: Craving connection

November 02, 2018/ Jess van Roekel
Notes from a self-employed mum: Craving connection

Dear self-employed mums: consider this an open call for connection. I’d love to exchange notes.

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Musings

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