Blog | Words With Elaine

"How can I say this so we can stay in this car together, and yet - explore the things that I want to explore with you?"

Claudia Rankine

Ichi-go Ichi-e, 一期一会: Moving Past Nostalgia to Find Presence

nostalgia /nɒˈstaldʒə/ noun A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past. Something done or presented in order...

Darkness is Golden

Or is it? “There are two sides to the messiness of life: life itself is messy, but so are we humans. No matter how much we try to control...

The Psychological Art of Narrative Choices

“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We...

The Psychology of List Making

I’m an advocate for list-making. I make one myself most mornings, taking the time over my first cup of coffee to contemplate my day. What...

On Home, Locality & Identity

Home is a feeling, warm like the sun, inside everyone needs a safe place to run, run to the morning, faster than the sun, someone is...

What Story Are You Writing?

Vital Relationship Lessons From Esther Perel's On Being Talk. “You pick a partner — you pick a story — what story do you want to...