Best of 2015-2016
Best of 2015-2016!
I was named a Voice of the Year for the past two years, and in 2014 I had the honor of reading my piece on stage. I had practiced it so much that I stripped the emotion out of it - the pieces that made it real and human. I was so nervous about breaking down on stage in front of a thousand or more people that I whipped through it fast and straight. If I could do it again, I'd be me, the way I feel in my heart.
I was named a Voice of the Year for the past two years, and in 2014 I had the honor of reading my piece on stage. I had practiced it so much that I stripped the emotion out of it - the pieces that made it real and human. I was so nervous about breaking down on stage in front of a thousand or more people that I whipped through it fast and straight. If I could do it again, I'd be me, the way I feel in my heart.
So it's that time
again, and BlogHer is taking nominations for the 2016 VOTY awards, for pieces published
between January 15 and today. Do you have a favorite piece of mine in the last
year that you loved? If so, please nominate it at this link. (All could be considered for written work over 700 words, or Impact for the pieces that are about a particular cause):
Here are my favorite pieces from the last year:
At Scribbles and Crumbs, the Scars that Remind Me
At the Today Show Parenting site, The "Bad" Bedtime Habit I Love, and a letter to my son's best buddy on the eve of kindergarten.
At Good Housekeeping, two essays - one about my experience with domestic violence and a reported piece on what it's like to be a mother of a daughter in an abusive relationship.
At Woman's Day, one piece of parenting advice: listen to your instincts.
At Cosmopolitan, my revelation about what caused my eating disorder.
At Brain, Child, Faking Bravery (parenting with anxiety)
At The Washington Post, four essays. The first one about learning how to stop splurging on unncessary stuff for my son; the second about teaching our kids not to be bullies when they see bullying behavior in the news; the third about mothering a boy post-feminist upbringing; and the fourth on learning how to rebuild my life after divorce.
At Scary Mommy, musings on what I think about when I see a pregnant woman.
At BonBon Break, Dear Other Woman: Thank You, and an essay about sexual assault and harassment and the cost of silence.
At VProud, my story of emerging from fire without the scars of the burn but with the force of a phoenix.
Thank you for your support!
Love,
Kristin
At Good Housekeeping, two essays - one about my experience with domestic violence and a reported piece on what it's like to be a mother of a daughter in an abusive relationship.
At Woman's Day, one piece of parenting advice: listen to your instincts.
At Cosmopolitan, my revelation about what caused my eating disorder.
At Brain, Child, Faking Bravery (parenting with anxiety)
At The Washington Post, four essays. The first one about learning how to stop splurging on unncessary stuff for my son; the second about teaching our kids not to be bullies when they see bullying behavior in the news; the third about mothering a boy post-feminist upbringing; and the fourth on learning how to rebuild my life after divorce.
At Scary Mommy, musings on what I think about when I see a pregnant woman.
At BonBon Break, Dear Other Woman: Thank You, and an essay about sexual assault and harassment and the cost of silence.
At VProud, my story of emerging from fire without the scars of the burn but with the force of a phoenix.
Thank you for your support!
Love,
Kristin