Amanda KuehnJul 16, 20233 minDear Johanna: From Playing Pretend to Finding Your True Self, Thoughts on Becoming a TeenagerDear Johanna, This month you become a teenager. A teenager! All of us have known this season was coming, from the first time you...
Amanda KuehnMar 1, 20223 minThe yin and yang of chemistry"So did you know right away?" asks one of my housemates. We've been talking about dating and connections and the struggle of sinking into...
-Dec 24, 20213 min2021: Impressions and lessonsIt's been a year, friends. Like surfing the waves, there have been moments of exhilaration, absolute wipeouts, and lots of hoping,...
-Nov 2, 202113 min30 Days of GratitudeJoin me on a journey to becoming more human It's November in the United States, a time when spiritual teachers, corporate leaders, and...
-Dec 2, 20202 minFollowing the paths in front of usMy last morning in Geneva, my one goal is to hike the time-worn trails of Le Salève. After a misrouted bus and a two-mile detour, I’m in...
-Oct 21, 20202 minSometimes you simply bake cookiesToday I am baking cookies for a memorial service. Cookies for a funeral. They are cookies of celebration. They are cookies of grief. What...
-Oct 21, 20202 minThe hidden work of the soulIt’s 11:00am on a foggy Friday morning, the kind of morning that feels like it could be any time of any day in any season. I’m sitting on...
-May 19, 20202 minAfter-deathIt is Holy Saturday. The day after Good Friday. The day before Sunday. The day in between. It is a day where we either sit in deep sorrow...