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…7 min read·Jan 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…2 min read·Jan 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…3 min read·Dec 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.7 min read·Oct 14, 2020--1--1
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…10 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Oct 1, 2019----
Kirsten PietraszkaThat Time I Became A Teen Mom, Part One“I can’t see the line. You’re crazy.”5 min read·Sep 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…6 min read·Sep 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…5 min read·Aug 4, 2018--4--4
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…4 min read·Jul 31, 2018--1--1