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How AI Chatbots Are Replacing Santa Claus This Christmas

While bots can make your holidays a little more jolly, they also open the doors to depersonalizing gift giving—and the inherent dangers of the emerging technology.

in The Daily Beast

Keep your pandemic hobbies — your brain will thank you

Any hobbies that help you attain a "flow state" are good for your brain, scientists say

on Salon.com

3 women on being disabled in America, in their own words

I held my new walker — a device that promised simultaneously to give me new freedoms and, for the first time, to publicly identify me as disabled.

in The Lily, by The Washington Post

How to cross-stitch a QR code—and why you should

It's one of the most creative ways to send a playlist to your crush.

in Popular Science

Quarantine gave me freedoms I don’t want to lose

I hope Covid-19 permanently improves online accessibility for everyday activities.

in The Boston Globe

I'm Sheltering in Place with my in laws

...And It's Actually Amazing. Here's Why.

in The Huffington Post

Selected Publications

I rely on Trader Joe's preprepared ingredients and dishes to feed my family.

Trader Joe's has products that allow me to conserve time and energy and easily feed my family.

on Insider.com

Don’t Be Foodshamed

Why I'm No Longer Embarrassed About Taking Shortcuts in the Kitchen

The Dirty Spoon

What it’s like living with osteoarthritis

It’s a chronic condition, not a life-threatening one. I manage my symptoms with activity and sometimes pain relievers.

in The Checkup

Go ahead, google your symptoms!

Contrary to what you may have heard, diagnosing your medical conditions using the internet can actually help, per the latest research.

in Input Magazine

How Quarantine Lossened my Screen Time Rules

"My 7-year-old only had access to a locked down iPad; no phone or laptop or messaging apps. And yet..."

in Sammiches and Psych Meds

One Mother’s Search For A More Peaceful Place In The Midst Of Pandemic

"I have dared to request that my daughter put her shoes away. As she stomps off to her room, shoes in hand..."

on ModernMom.com

The Swing

"As a newborn, my daughter hated being static."

in Hippocampus Magazine

A Jewish Mother's Struggle to Celebrate Christmas

“Oh,” I told her, embarrassed, “I can’t color that, I’m Jewish...”

on Kveller.com

Why I Sent My Jewish Daughter to Sunday School…at a Church

"Until my daughter started Sunday school, I had always felt completely comfortable there and with my parenting decisions around religion. But..."

on Kveller.com