One True Thing

Dreaming

How to Rekindle Dreams Put On-Hold After Raising Kids

Jennifer Haupt on April 4, 2022

A Personal Perspective: It’s common for women to put their goals on hold when they become moms.

A Personal Perspective: It’s common for women to put their goals on hold when they become moms.

Dreaming

Come As You Are: How a Song Became a Story

Jennifer Haupt on March 4, 2022

A Personal Perspective: I interpreted these lyrics as the struggle for acceptance of self. The person you remember yourself to be and reconciling that image with who you are now.

A Personal Perspective: I interpreted these lyrics as the struggle for acceptance of self. The person you remember yourself to be and reconciling that image with who you are now.

Forgiveness

Interview with Jacquelyn Mitchard: The Good Son

Jennifer Haupt on January 18, 2022

Could you go on loving your best beloved if they did the worst possible thing?

Could you go on loving your best beloved if they did the worst possible thing?

Relationships

Zibby Owens on Making Time for What You Love

Jennifer Haupt on October 19, 2021

Mom, author, editor, and publisher Zibby Owens talks about making time for what you love to do — and more.

Mom, author, editor, and publisher Zibby Owens talks about making time for what you love to do — and more.

Animal Behavior

How Pets Help Us Grieve

Jennifer Haupt on October 17, 2021

Jenna Blum’s touching memoir details how her black Lab helped her grieve after her mom died. And then, in a full circle of love, Jenna cared for Woodrow during his final days.

Jenna Blum’s touching memoir details how her black Lab helped her grieve after her mom died. And then, in a full circle of love, Jenna cared for Woodrow during his final days.

Humor

Why Author Karen Karbo Gave Up Self-Improvement

Jennifer Haupt on May 12, 2021

Why striving to be "better" doesn't lead to feeling happier.

Why striving to be "better" doesn't lead to feeling happier.

Parenting

How to Raise a Feminist Son

Jennifer Haupt on May 4, 2021

How is raising a feminist son different than raising a feminist daughter?

How is raising a feminist son different than raising a feminist daughter?

Friends

It's Never Too Late to Say No

Jennifer Haupt on April 20, 2021

I knew right away I didn't want to see him again but I agreed to another date anyway. Why? By Ann Garvin

I knew right away I didn't want to see him again but I agreed to another date anyway. Why? By Ann Garvin

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

A Legacy of Complicated Hope

Jennifer Haupt on April 8, 2021

My father, a Holocaust survivor, taught me that where there’s life, there’s hope.

My father, a Holocaust survivor, taught me that where there’s life, there’s hope.

Grief

Hope Sings

Jennifer Haupt on March 24, 2021

A daughter of a Cuban refugee recounts how her father's canaries pulled them from one day to the next, through the grief of the pandemic.

A daughter of a Cuban refugee recounts how her father's canaries pulled them from one day to the next, through the grief of the pandemic.

Depression

How Not to Cure Treatment-Resistant Depression

Jennifer Haupt on March 4, 2021

Would micro-dosing a highly addictive opioid be the cure I'd been looking for?

Would micro-dosing a highly addictive opioid be the cure I'd been looking for?

Trauma

After Rape: A Welcomed Return to Self

Jennifer Haupt on November 6, 2020

Rape victims often talk about a “before and after” understanding of self. How do you redefine self after trauma?

Rape victims often talk about a “before and after” understanding of self. How do you redefine self after trauma?

Grief

Scott James: Grief Builds When a Life Is “Stolen”

Jennifer Haupt on October 28, 2020

While I was deep into writing the book, I received a phone call. My mother was in the hospital. She’d been in a car wreck.

While I was deep into writing the book, I received a phone call. My mother was in the hospital. She’d been in a car wreck.

Friends

Joan Frank: The Late Work Bylaws

Jennifer Haupt on October 7, 2020

A sudden awareness of shrinking time has a striking way of showing us what is truly important: friendship and creativity.

A sudden awareness of shrinking time has a striking way of showing us what is truly important: friendship and creativity.

Grief

Hope Edelman: Exposing the 5 Myths of Grief

Jennifer Haupt on October 5, 2020

Grief isn't a one-size-fits-all process. What does it look like for you?

Grief isn't a one-size-fits-all process. What does it look like for you?

Aging

Dinty W. Moore: Sit the Hell Down

Jennifer Haupt on August 27, 2020

"I imagined my retirement as a bursting forth, a late-stage adventure, a time to travel ... Maybe it will be, someday."

"I imagined my retirement as a bursting forth, a late-stage adventure, a time to travel ... Maybe it will be, someday."

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Gina Frangello: Final Act

Jennifer Haupt on August 9, 2020

"We didn’t even know how to use Zoom until an hour before, but here we were sending out Zoom invitations to our pop-up wedding..."

"We didn’t even know how to use Zoom until an hour before, but here we were sending out Zoom invitations to our pop-up wedding..."

Grief

David Sheff: Turning Grief into Active Compassion

Jennifer Haupt on August 5, 2020

"We can treat our pain and create change when we turn our anger into action, when we connect with others, and we do our best to help those in need."

"We can treat our pain and create change when we turn our anger into action, when we connect with others, and we do our best to help those in need."

Coronavirus Disease 2019

My Shelter-in-Place Dance Party

Jennifer Haupt on May 19, 2020

Now, more than ever, I need to dance — to choose joy, even if only for 30 seconds. It’s a way to have a glimmer of control during this dark time. For me, it’s also a prayer for those who are struggling.

Now, more than ever, I need to dance — to choose joy, even if only for 30 seconds. It’s a way to have a glimmer of control during this dark time. For me, it’s also a prayer for those who are struggling.

Parenting

Kristen Millares Young: The Inescapable Joys of Motherhood

Jennifer Haupt on May 8, 2020

A mother gets to know her children better during the time of isolation.

A mother gets to know her children better during the time of isolation.