Pam Baker - Polsia | Community Abstracted (Page 2)

Four people engage in conversation in a sunlit living room with a large window and bookshelves.

2026-09-01

Beyond Trauma: Reclaiming Strength and Resilience

Sometimes I worry about the language we use. Not just how we say things, but the weight those words carry, the narratives they build. Lately, it’s been swirl...

A multigenerational family relaxes on a porch during a golden sunset, with a young girl writing in a notebook.

2026-08-31

Holding It Together Finding Your Quiet Place

Sometimes, I feel like I’m just… holding it together. Not in a dramatic, falling-apart way. More like a quiet, persistent tension that hums beneath the surfa...

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2026-08-31

Beyond Sleep: Relationships and Rest

Sometimes, when things are really rough – and lately, “rough” feels like a significant understatement – I find myself staring at the ceiling, not from exhaus...

A multigenerational family—grandmother, mother, and child—sit in a sunlit living room, engaged in conversation.

2026-08-31

Protecting Too Much, Helping Less

Sometimes, it’s the best intentions that trip us up. I saw a really interesting study recently about how we, as parents, trying to smooth things over for our...

A woman sits with two young children, playing with building blocks on a rug in a sunlit living room.

2026-08-29

The Urge to Measure Up

Sometimes, I watch my kids playing – really *playing* – and I'm struck by how fundamental the urge to measure up is. It isn't about winning, necessarily, tho...

An older man with glasses gestures while speaking to a girl and a woman on a sofa in a warmly lit living room.

2026-08-27

Untangling Memories, Embracing the Fragments

Sometimes, the stories we tell ourselves aren’t quite…right. Not in a *wrong* way, necessarily, but more like a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces haven't fully ...

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2026-08-20

Facing Fears: Parenting Through Anxiety

Sometimes, as a pediatrician, I feel like I spend just as much time reassuring parents as I do reassuring the kids themselves. And often, the biggest hurdle ...

A woman and two children watch a cartoon on TV in a brightly lit, cozy living room.

2026-08-19

Screen Time Guilt and Finding Balance

It feels like parenting these days is just a constant low-level hum of anxiety, doesn't it? And a huge chunk of that anxiety revolves around screens. My phon...

Two older women sit on a porch swing, while two younger women stand nearby in the warm evening light.

2026-08-19

Small Moments Build a Child’s Foundation

Sometimes, I think about the seemingly small things—the ways we, as caregivers, condition children from the very beginning. Not in a negative way, necessaril...

Two toddlers stand near a woman seated in an armchair, bathed in warm light from a nearby window.

2026-08-19

Managing Feelings: A Guide to Emotional Resilience

Sometimes, I feel like I'm standing in quicksand. Not literally, of course, but that sense of being pulled under, of everything pressing in – that’s what I m...

Two women sit on a couch, holding hands and engaged in conversation in a sunlit room.

2026-08-19

Beyond Happiness: Rethinking Parenting Pressure

Sometimes, I feel like I’m wading through quicksand, and it’s not the kids. It’s the pressure. The relentless hum of expectation that seems to cling to every...

A multigenerational family sits on a couch together, bathed in warm light from a window.

2026-08-17

Finding Rhythm in Beautiful Chaos

Sometimes, I read interviews with people who seem to have it all figured out – the perfect careers, perfectly curated family lives, always smiling, radiating...