by Jule Kucera | Dec 28, 2025 | Blog
The concept of ‘Future Me’ has helped me be a better person this year, to roll my shopping cart right past the chocolate aisle. Present Me, who used to be Future Me, has thanked Past Me for making some wise choices. A key process that helps me create a better life for...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 21, 2025 | Blog
Thank you. My mom’s dementia. The bag lady (again). Roxie. 400 cookies. Inherited family trauma. Internal Family Systems. A name in stone. Thank you for being here, for all of it. My fingers stretched, seeking to feel it, understand it, make sense of it, share...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 14, 2025 | Blog
When I walk Roxie, if I am feeling lonely (it happens), I—silently—remind myself of all my relations, and I greet them. “Hello, tree! We are relations!” To the gray river behind the trees, “Hello, river! We are relations!” To the woman with the curved back, huddled...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 7, 2025 | Blog
Even though grief is a cold ocean and relief a warm sigh, they can both be in my chest at the same time. I can grieve what my mother is losing, what we are losing, while I am glad to be home, tending only to myself and Roxie. Where I place my focus is my choice. Today...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 30, 2025 | Blog
Last Sunday I figured you’d figure I was taking a day off. Today, I didn’t even realize it was Sunday until somewhere on I-70 in western Pennsylvania. This is what happens when I visit my mom. I either can’t think of anything else or, when I do, it...
