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Welcome and thank you for visiting! I’m Naomi – a mother, writer, creative soul, and avid reader. I aim to share my thoughts and ideas to inspire positive change that will help you live an authentic and caring life.
Poetic Aperture is for me and for you. I often write just to process the swirling activity inside, but I also hope to inspire COMPASSION, COURAGE, and WONDER in you and support you on your journey of elevating the everyday.
I am a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. I am fortunate to have an amazing 15-year-old daughter and a supportive husband of 22 years.
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Tag Archives: separation anxiety
On stillness: part 2 of a collaborative photo-essay series
Hi friends! We are back with part 2 of 5 of our collaborative fun! Every Wednesday for 5 weeks (October 23-November 20), my dear friend Amy (of Tao Te Ching daily) and I will collaborate on a set of essays with … Continue reading
On motherhood: part 1 of a collaborative photo-essay series
Every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks (October 23-November 20), my dear friend Amy (of Tao Te Ching Daily) and I will collaborate on a set of essays with a pair of photos. We each are writing on the topic … Continue reading
Stalking my own house
I park two houses down and casually stroll over to my house, trying to look like someone who does this all the time. As I get closer and closer, I try to avoid windows so as not to be seen … Continue reading
It’s one on one and the toddler will not be winning this round
Sometimes when I express my frustration that I spend my days with an irrational, bipolar, batshit crazy person a normal toddler, my husband asks if I’d rather go to work and send her to daycare. Other people (not mom friends, of course) … Continue reading
“Attached at the hip” on Forever Parenting today
I have a guest post on Forever Parenting today about my daughter’s separation anxiety. I was going to share that she is getting so much better, but… Coincidentally, she spent this afternoon with a babysitter and her tears before I left were … Continue reading
Reverse separation anxiety?
“You’re pretty attached to each other.” I have been hearing this a lot lately. I know that my daughter sometimes has trouble separating from Mommy, but what is it about my behavior that leads some people to believe that I am having … Continue reading
