Kirsten PietraszkaWhy You Should And How You Can Know Your Roots(I would like to preface this piece by acknowledging that there is a large amount of privilege in one knowing anything substantial about…Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
Kirsten PietraszkaI hadn’t run for several days, not since before Christmas.This year I also had a pandemic to contend with. Naturally I assumed one of us would contract the coronavirus just in time for Christmas…Jan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021
Kirsten PietraszkaEnduranceI remember my breath tasted funny…like potato chips. As I huffed around the perimeter of the middle school’s field hockey and football…Dec 28, 2020Dec 28, 2020
Kirsten PietraszkaIt’s Complicated: Navigating Marriage and Election SeasonWhen a democrat and a republican are navigating marriage and election season in the era of Trump.Oct 14, 20201Oct 14, 20201
Kirsten PietraszkaSitting in the UnknownI’m twenty weeks pregnant, half way through a very much longed for pregnancy. I have two other children, one who came when I was twenty…Dec 10, 2019Dec 10, 2019
Kirsten PietraszkaThat Time I Became A Teen Mom, Part 2July 21st, 2007 was a beautiful day. I remember how the sun filtered in through the windows of my dad’s truck as he drove me from…Oct 1, 2019Oct 1, 2019
Kirsten PietraszkaThat Time I Became A Teen Mom, Part One“I can’t see the line. You’re crazy.”Sep 23, 2019Sep 23, 2019
Kirsten PietraszkaSo, You Want to Read Tarot Cards“When someone is able to perform the art of touching on the archetypal, he can play on the souls of people like on the strings of a…Sep 9, 2019Sep 9, 2019
Kirsten PietraszkaThe Day I Stopped Caring About Being FatThe day was absolutely gorgeous. My little boy had tucked his hand into mine and we walked down the causeway in a little lake town in…Aug 4, 20184Aug 4, 20184
Kirsten PietraszkaWhen You Suck at Being a PerfectionistI am one of those people who is very good at looking like she has her shit together in a singular area of her life. For me, it’s work. I…Jul 31, 20181Jul 31, 20181