Standing Just Outside the Frame
"I didn't need my family to need me differently. I just needed to see myself clearly enough to...
Honoring My Body In Midlife
I've had an inner critic in my mind since childhood, cautioning me about what I eat, long before I...
My Midlife Meltdown
This is going to be really hard to share. I'm sharing it anyway. Midlife overwhelm is real, and...
May Newsletter 2026
What is underneath the obvious emotions of letting go? A May reflection on photo journaling and what the harvest step gives back in midlife.
What Midlife Collections Reveal
A photo journal prompt waits for you at the end. I've been a collector all my life. My collections...
What if there was never going to be the one right thing?
They accumulate in the corners of our minds and homes: skills, experiences, dog-eared books,...
Learning to Trust Myself Again
“The freedom I feel to be my authentic self comes from a place of trust.” Without consciously...
The Quiet Power of Reflection in Midlife
As the semester swiftly moves toward a close, I feel a sense of relief that the end is near, but a...
April Newsletter 2026
“I don’t always fully understand how it works, but it does and I trust the process.” Dear Reader For me, April was a month of transition. I found myself peeling off winter’s stagnation while also leaning into lessons learned from that pause. April felt like waking up to myself and seeing new possibilities all around. This month, I celebrated the return of my emotions, the good and the challenging. In retrospect, I understand that feeling, recognizing, and acknowledging my feelings in real…
A New Approach to Photo Journaling
I found photo journaling after years of traditional diaries and journals stopped working. As an...
Hello, I’m Dr. Kerri Fair!
