A Few of My Favorite Published Pieces
Selected essays from my Substack newsletter, Pondering Aloud
When Things Change by Danielle Roessle
Exploring nostalgia, parenting, and the passage of time, this piece looks at how abandoned places and growing children reveal the beauty and inevitability of change.
Read on SubstackRedefining Discipline by Danielle Roessle
Looking back, my relationship with discipline has always been a love/hate one.
Read on SubstackMarching Orders from Grandpa by Danielle Roessle
During a late-night MRI while I was in the hospital, I had a vivid visualization of my grandfather — the person my son is named after — coming to guide me.
Read on SubstackWelcome Barney... Goodbye Kidneys! by Danielle Roessle
Join my journey after the birth of my son, Barney Isaac. Following complications, I faced a 35-day hospital stay, seven surgeries, and the need for a kidney donor. Follow my story of resilience, hope, and life with kidney disease.
Read on SubstackFreedom From Needing Life to Be Big by Danielle Roessle
Hope and realism aren't opposites. I'm learning to carry them side by side. I'm also learning that expansion and contraction will be part of my life from now on (and it always was, but I didn’t pay as much attention to it).
Read on SubstackSelf-Absorption vs. Self-Attunement by Danielle Roessle
And the tragic part is: self-absorption blocks the very things I want most—connection and love.
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