Well, there are times when life takes a MASSIVE turn, and things change a lot. Times when you find yourself in a dark well of the soul, Plato's cave... Yoda's dark side test. TBH, the last few years was precisely that. My kid got diagnosed with some serious health stuff and had some major depressive …
November 2019 Newsletter
Happy November everyone! If you haven't already signed up to receive my newsletter in your inbox, you can do so here: Mailchimp Signup .... but in the meantime, here's a self-serve copy of the newsletter. Cheers!!! 2019 November Greg Tremblay/Boudreaux Newsletter
Mental Health, Stigmas, and Forced Care
I had every intention of working on a different blog post today (Ron, I've not forgotten the one I talked with you about at GRL in... god I think it was Denver... so overdue) But then, driving home from dropping off the offspring at work, I heard an NPR spot. (Which I'm not presently able …
Invisible Illness, Real Impact
Hey all. I'm sorry I've been AWOL these last 6 months from the blog... you may or may not know how it goes when things hit and you start pulling inward, like when your body is cold and it starts pulling blood from fingers and toes to keep the core warm. I was away because …
Brick by brick…
Back in April, around the time most of the US was going "Funk... Did I finish my taxes??" The president signed a bill into law that was designed to help stop sex trafficking and exploitation on the internet. Depending on where you've been spending time online you may have not noticed, you may have been …
Political Correctness, Freedom of speech, and the Golden Rule
Passed a car this weekend with the sticker: Freedom of Speech TRUMPS Political Correctness Sure seems like we're in a political time where the nation is just plain tired of this whole "PC" thing, huh? Stop telling me what to say, stop yelling. Don't be shrill! Stop trying to police what people think! Don't you …
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Dear fellow men: You don’t have to be perfect. It’s ok, I love you anyway.
OK, stick with me here everyone, because this is not a pass for men to perpetuate toxic behavior... it's an attempt to make a little positive impact at the root of some really toxic symptoms. I expect that if you are like me, your social media feed of late* has contained a lot of (rightful) …
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Happy Friday!!!
It's FRIDAY everyone!!! I'm putting the final chapters of Meghan Maslow's delightful "Be Fairy Game" in the can today and off to proofing... and my amazing proofer Ashley is done with "The Bones Beneath My Skin" by Tj Klune ... which means that will be coming your way SOOOO SOOOOOOOON. What an amazing pair of books. Didja see …
Colleague Brag Thursday – Romance, poignancy, history.
My awesome colleagues are still pumping out FANTASTIC books for your summer reading! From Megan Tusing and author Denise Grover Swank https://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/Blazing-Summer-Audiobook/B07CYCPFYL Summer Butler is killing it in the ratings - and all of America is tuning in as New York Times best-selling author Denise Grover Swank greenlights a new season of TV’s hottest sleuth… Summer …
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Loss, Pain, Swearing and Suicide. Adieu Tony.
My morning has been totally thrown off-kilter after hearing on CNN that perhaps my most beloved modern commentator/writer/adventurer Anthony Bourdain hung himself last night in his hotel room in France. For all the pain in my own heart, I can only stretch out my most aching condolences to his friends and family, Eric Ripert, Zach …
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