From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee
My child started school last month. They’ve been home with me since day one, we’ve never had a babysitter outside of grandparents and never more than a few hours. My heart, or rather my undiagnosed postpartum anxiety and depression, wouldn’t allow it. When I started going to
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee
Participating in this month’s Tarot for Growth from @bujowitchcraft on Instagram has really helped me this month in several ways: 1. I’m connecting more with a new deck through everyday use. 2. I’m writing every day. 3. I’m actually diving in and doing “shadow work” in
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee
Like a lot of adults, I spend a great deal of time doing absolutely nothing on my phone, other than continuously leer at it. Have a spare second? Pick up the phone. Going to the bathroom? Take the phone. I’m not even present with what I’m doing: I
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee
I had always dabbled in the occult, much to the eye-rolling of my parents, and always said my “religion” or “faith” was closest to witch than anything else. Nothing else seemed to fit, despite wanting to have a concrete, unmovable faith and religion in my life. As a young
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee
In “the professional world,” you will hear that specialization is the end all be all of business. “T” down and dive deep and specialize and niche within that specialty. For me, it’s practical advice, but a nauseating concept.
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee
Perfectionism is something I have fought against, dealt with and agonized over most of my life. The older I get, the more I strive to lean into vulnerability and aim for progress, not perfection. Never have I fought with perfection and the anxiety behind it, then in my art, and