A Drink With a Friend

This summer is a strange one, right? (This is a beyond-bizarre year, so why wouldn’t the summer be weird, too?) This idea is really simple, smart, and helpful for this particular summer, in the year of our Lord 2020.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

If, because of everything that's going right now, on you're mourning and angry and confused and shocked — and you don't know what to do with all these emotions — there's actually a few things you can do. Tsh's friend Alecia shares what's most helpful and loving for white friends and allies, both now and for the long-haul.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

If you're on the younger side, there's no time like the present to turn this to-do list item into a lifelong habit (heck, this is good for us adults, too). Tsh's teen daughter, Tate, dispenses some solid advice.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

As a less-than-stellar school year wound down, we needed something positive to bond over. This little slice of magic was just the thing we needed.Just Add MagicTsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

it can help you say yes and no to the right things, find peace about your boundaries, & gain clarity about what matters most to you. In other words, it’s tremendously useful. Create Your Rule of LifeTsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Acedia isn’t a byproduct of our modern society, it’s a byproduct of being a human being on earth. Thankfully, there are a few small things that do a world of good to fighting this “noonday devil.”Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

There are things that, while we'd never wish for all this, have turned out to be okay. In fact, there are some things that are, dare we say, a little better than when life is “normal.”Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

By making intentional choices about our household errands, we help local businesses during this tough time, and supporting markets and other shops run by immigrant communities means you’re saying you want these businesses to stay. Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

There are just enough echoes of camaraderie, resilience, and finding contentment of the unknown during World War II for this lovely show to feel a little bit familiar right now. (Plus, a second unexpected work of art!)Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

If you’re craving more of a reason to move your body a bit more, maybe this little mindset shift will work for you. …As an introvert, I'm intrigued.Anne BogelTsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe