The Child Who Can’t Wait for #MYFest22

One morning, my child woke up and said, “I can’t wait for MYFest!” [If you don’t know what MYFest is,

Podcast Where I Talk How My Mom and Kid Helped with #InspringOpen

I was so excited when this podcast episode came out! I get interviewed every now and then for research and for podcasts, often

On the Complex Realities of Care-giving and Care-receiving

One of the beauties of being a non-linear reader is that sometimes I read different things at the same time and make serendipi

Thinking about IVF on Mother’s Day

It is Egyptian mother’s day, and it always makes me think of motherless children and childless mothers. Such a holiday (

Four Things My Kid Said About Me

Last night, my kid asked me to say three things that describe her, and we decided I would say three good things (I said four)

Sharing the Joy of “Work” with My Child

A couple of days ago, I had one of those days of meetings one after another… almost non-stop. My days are longer than mo

Pandemic Perspective and Tragic Optimism

Yesterday, in a talk by the wonderful Mays Imad on healing, hope and recovery, and I was inspired by several things. The one I

Beauty Where No One Expects It

My daughter teaches and inspires me every day. I noticed that she writes on the drawstrings of her school uniform – she

Experiment: Journaling Delights

I’ve written before about how my daughter and I have been discussing our gratitude every night, and how oral gratitude j

COVID Chronicle: Optimism, Anger, Virtue, Gratitude & Exhaustion

I now realize I’ve been using “COVID brain” or “pandemic brain” wrong. For the past year or so,