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Kait Long's avatar

This resonates SO much. I felt the same way when I became a mother — it was like this huge creative reckoning and reawakening. But I unfortunately stopped writing in public when I went back to work and it’s something I’ve been grappling with since. NOT doing something is a kind of doing in and of itself, and boy can it be painful. Congratulations on a year of showing up for yourself and doing the thing — it’s inspiring ❤️

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Grace Pengelly's avatar

Hi Kait - thanks for this thoughtful note. Totally empathise with that feeling of 'not' doing something. It can be so hard. Sending motherly solidarity xxx

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Elizabeth Wainwright's avatar

I love this - and it very much resonates. Congratulations 🙌

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Grace Pengelly's avatar

thank you Elizabeth

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Liz Curran's avatar

Congratulations Grace - I’m pleased your hunch to start the newsletter has yielded gifts back to you as well as your subscribers ❤️👏🏼

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Grace Pengelly's avatar

Thanks Liz!

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Grace Rother's avatar

Thanks for the shoutout Grace! <3 Grace

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Grace Pengelly's avatar

Thank you Grace. Love your work x

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Bethany Joy Dawson's avatar

This is beautiful, Grace. Thank you.

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Grace Pengelly's avatar

Thank you Bethany! Hope you are doing ok xx

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Dave Illing's avatar

Congratulations on reaching your 1st (Paper?) anniversary!

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Grace Pengelly's avatar

Thank you!

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Sarah Linnell's avatar

Thank. You for your writing, always interesting, sometimes stretching for me now I am over 80!!

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Grace Pengelly's avatar

thank you Sarah!

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