School shootings are far too common in the US. With grace and aplomb, Megan Doney writes about living through a school shooting at New River Community College in Christiansburg, VA on April 12, 2013. Join Christine and Tavi as they discuss this moving piece.
In this episode, we discuss Cindy DiTiberio’s essay which first appeared in Scary Mommy. We can all relate to how the pandemic has affected our home lives. Cindy is able to put voice to our fears, concerns, and our general anxiety about how our lives have changed. She also gives some pretty great advice. Listen […]
In this episode, Josh Kozelj writes about how hard it has been for him to open up to his male friends about his feelings. Josh brings in research from acclaimed researchers to ponder why men have a hard time making themselves vulnerable. Originally published in the New York Times.
Christine Junge and Tavi Black discuss what they love about personal essays in their new podcast, The Personal Element.
In this episode, Personal Element co-host Christine Junge reads her essay about taking control of her body image, which was first published in Chicken Soup for the Soul. It touches on themes of body hatred, body acceptance, weight, and eating disorders.
In this episode of the podcast, Casey Mulligan Walsh reads her heartbreaking and poignant essay, A How To for Desperate Times. Its subjects are parenting, adolescence and young adulthood, decision making, and all you can't protect your children from.
In this episode of the Personal Element podcast, Jeanne Bonner reads her essay about recording her child's voice, which was originally published in the New York Times.