Category: lonliness

• On Self-Doubt

  

  I had a meltdown about writing—the process of—this morning. Simultaneously, my son, a recent BS degree graduate, did too—about job hunting. His email to me while I’m melting down: “I’m applying for jobs and contacting these people but when absolutely no one contacts me back I feel like I’m just sinking. I’m just looking through […]

  jcafesin

  June 30, 2021

  depression, education, Emapthic, Emotional Intelligence, Family, family life, lonely, lonliness, Uncategorized, writers, Writing

  career, college grad, depressed, depression, fear, job search, jobs, momlife, parenting, ptsd, self-doubt, software developers, software engineers

• Food in Fiction

  

  Ever had a blind date? While women are worried the guy is a psycho-killer, most guys are worried the woman will be fat. I’ve always had a…complicated relationship with food. I grew up in the 70s and 80s, when heroin addict thin was trending chic. My mother’s favorite actress was Audrey Hepburn, because she was, […]

  jcafesin

  January 28, 2020

  addiction, Author Interview, Authors, lonely, lonliness, marriage, memoir, Romance, Romantic Read, voracious readers, Women’s Fiction, writers, Writing

  atkins, dieting, diets, dubrow, eating disorders, golo, keto, noom, sirtfood

• Fitting In

  

  Ever been sitting with a group of people, you may, or may not know, and everyone is talking amicably, and you’re sitting there listening, and you feel like an alien? Not a foreign national among a group of natives. More like you’re from another planet. Or they are. I’ve known I was different for most […]

  jcafesin

  July 7, 2017

  Family, family life, Health, indie authors, lonely, lonliness, parenting, parents, relationships, Teen, Uncategorized

  friends, friendship, lovers, social media