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Namaste Now!

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Susan Poole

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Oct 21

If I Were Asked to Write My Own Obituary: Here’s What I’d Say

And some of what I wouldn’t

If I Were Asked to Write My Own Obituary: Here’s What I’d Say

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Namaste Now!

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Susan Poole

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Oct 15

I Spent Two Weeks in France: Here’s What I Learned

Few experiences expand your perspective like traveling abroad

I Spent Two Weeks in France: Here’s What I Learned

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Age of Empathy

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Susan Poole

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Jul 11

Sandwiched and Slightly Wobbly

A rollator-and-stroller love story about caring for Mom, navigating grandparenthood, and supporting my postpartum daughter — juggling three…

Sandwiched and Slightly Wobbly

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The Parenting Portal

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Susan Poole

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May 7

Enjoying the Heck Out of My First Mother’s Day as a Grandma

Because It’s Nothing Like My First as a Mom

An partial view of a woman holding a newborn baby in her hands.

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Age of Empathy

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Susan Poole

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Apr 23

Finding Grace in the Everyday: Lessons from a Shopping Trip with My Mom

On age, change, and connection

Finding Grace in the Everyday: Lessons from a Shopping Trip with My Mom

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The Parenting Portal

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Apr 21

Five Things I Nag My Kids About That I Don’t Do Myself

Why is it so hard to practice what we preach?

Image of woman sitting with her dog on a sofa taking a selfie.

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The Parenting Portal

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Apr 15

Raising Good, Safe Humans in an Increasingly Nonhuman World

An old-fashioned mom’s take on modern parenting

Image of man holding newborn and his phone.

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The Parenting Portal

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Apr 8

How Motherhood Makes Me Feel Entirely Helpless

The Paradox of Being Needed but Never in Control

A black and white image of two sets of adult hands cupping an infant’s feet.

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Writers’ Blokke

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Mar 27

Eight Months, Eight Lessons, Zero Regrets (Mostly)

What launching my debut novel taught me so far.

Eight Months, Eight Lessons, Zero Regrets (Mostly)

Susan Poole

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Mar 17

Eat the Cake. Live Your Dash. Carpe Diem.

Pick Your Favorite Cliché — and Just Do It.

Eat the Cake. Live Your Dash. Carpe Diem.

Susan Poole

Susan Poole

Mother, lawyer, nonprofit executive, breast cancer survivor, and women's fiction author. https://susanpooleauthor.com

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