This As Told Essay is based on a conversation with Kiana Glanton. It has been edited for length and clarity. Almost 10 years ago, in the midst of postpartum depression, learning to be a mom for the first time, my body decided to respond to the extreme stress I was under with a tremendous amount
When I started planning a trip to Scotland with my 17-year-old daughter, I knew we wanted to spend some time in Edinburgh and then visit the Isle of Skye. The logistics of the trip were a little overwhelming: as the only adult, I would be responsible for driving. And even more stressful was the thought
The day my father died was Monday, early in the morning. Normally, I would have taken my daughter to school, but she was home with a badly injured foot. My uncle called and said, “Now I have to tell you that your father crossed the country this morning.” This was a call I had been
Smoked rainbow trout and tabbouli salad are two of my favorite Trader Joe’s items. Simon Printz I used to work at Trader Joe’s and still return to the store to purchase my favorite items. As an avid chef, I always buy smoked rainbow trout and crushed ginger for easy meals. Dark reddish boiled potato chips
I always assumed that software engineers were naturally curious people who couldn’t wait to try the latest technology. Lately I’m realizing that’s not always true. I recently asked a developer friend if she had tried Claude Code or Codex, even for a few minutes over a weekend. “No,” he said proudly. This is an experienced
When Dr. Kellyann Niotis began studying neurology, she remembers learning how to manage diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. It was the lack of information about how prevent them that I couldn’t understand. “My family has been affected by neurodegenerative diseases, and I have seen countless patients suffer from these diseases,” Niotis, a preventive neurologist and
