Linnea

“Real self-care, as you’ll see, is not a one-stop shop like a fancy spa retreat or a journaling app; it’s an internal process that involves making difficult decisions that will pay off tenfold in the long run as a life built around the relationships and activities that matter most to you.”
― Pooja Lakshmin, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness

“A baby’s brain is a result of that evolutionary history. It does not learn language passively, but only in an environment of social responsiveness and social interaction.”
― Dana Suskind, Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain

“Without a child I could dance across the sexism of my era, whereas becoming a mother shoved my face right down into it.”
― Miranda July, All Fours

“Missing the window for a “simple” skill, therefore, has wide-ranging implications because, while new learning may occur, it just becomes more and more difficult. This is especially critical in language accrual, because language, during the first three years, in addition to helping build vocabulary and conversational skills, helps provide a foundation for social, emotional, and cognitive development.”
― Dana Suskind, Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain