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You might have to eat your face to get there
What a leopard gecko taught me about shedding, metabolizing, and the sometimes invisible work of becoming
Feb 12
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Sarah A McLean
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Quiet is not the same as dead
What a hermit crab taught me about the messy middle of transition
Feb 10
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Sarah A McLean
7
4
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Take more showers
My best leadership doesn't come from pushing harder
Feb 5
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Sarah A McLean
8
1
It wasn't anxiety.
What 15 years of diarrhea taught me about listening to my body
Feb 3
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Sarah A McLean
9
6
January 2026
This week, I'm double parenting
On invisible labor and being one down
Jan 30
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Sarah A McLean
13
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I'm not your mom
A boss and a mom are not the same. And sometimes I have to remind myself of this as much as I remind others.
Jan 28
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Sarah A McLean
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5
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When childcare became essential infrastructure
It was never impossible. It was a question of priorities.
Jan 26
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Sarah A McLean
5
When equity feels like loss
Redistributing invisible labor--at home and at work
Jan 25
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Sarah A McLean
7
2
The faculty wife
What happens when unpaid labor stops being free
Jan 24
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Sarah A McLean
5
1
The dragonfly
On incremental change, unseen helpers, and growing wings
Jan 22
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Sarah A McLean
8
2
Missing the mask
On boundaries, emotional labor, and keeping something for myself
Jan 21
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Sarah A McLean
10
4
We build the nest anyway
The grief of letting go--from weaning to watching them turn 18
Jan 16
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Sarah A McLean
11
2
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