Heather Reid Writes

Heather is an essayist, editor, CMO, mommy, and wife seeking stillness while in a state
of nearly constant motion. She lives, walks, and eats in the greatest city in the world: Chicago.

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No Comment: The Unpopular Art of Holding Your Tongue

September 18, 2022 by Heather Reid in adultlife, finding quiet, guilt, politics

In a world quick to judge and quicker to comment, I learned the hard way about the power of pause. Sometimes, silence is the most fashionable statement we can make.

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September 18, 2022 /Heather Reid
language, emotional labor
adultlife, finding quiet, guilt, politics
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The Things She Carries

October 11, 2017 by Heather Reid in kids, memories, momlife

I don’t carry as much stuff around with me in my arms, but my brain and my time are as overstuffed with tasks as my old diaper bag configuration was. 

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October 11, 2017 /Heather Reid
emotional labor, diaper bag, change, what's next
kids, memories, momlife
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