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Growth is a long-tail journey
A geeky stat-filled, deep-dive reflection on nearly one year of writing on Substack.
Sep 27
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Jenna Park
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Was Gen X the last generation to have a carefree childhood?
For all the latchkey kids, the cynics, and the slackers.
Sep 20
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Jenna Park
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The end of summer, and the first of many lasts
The importance of building memory banks
Sep 13
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Jenna Park
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Calgon, take me awayyyy! When motherhood puts you over the edge.
Some commercials from childhood really stick with us.
Sep 6
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Jenna Park
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August 2023
Everything is a perimenopause symptom
There's a reason for what you're feeling.
Aug 30
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Jenna Park
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Starting over, at the very bottom
Where do you go as a former business owner when you shut down a company?
Aug 23
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Jenna Park
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A blueberry summer: stories from an art school dropout Ep2
The feeling of freedom and the summer I quit school and worked on a farm in Maine
Aug 9
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Jenna Park
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Midsummer's melancholy
Growing pains of empty nesting; the unfolding process of letting go
Aug 2
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Jenna Park
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July 2023
Can I wear this? What is age-appropriate fashion anymore?
I asked Google what "fashion over 50" is and the results were dismal
Jul 26
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Jenna Park
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Twelve years and a recipe
When to let a business go, and a recipe for our honey lavender shortbreads.
Jul 19
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Jenna Park
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How many social platforms do we really need?
Social media wars, Threads, and a new YouTube channel
Jul 12
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Jenna Park
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Dismantling grind culture—it ain't easy
In which I search for the medium between grind and "bed rotting."
Jul 5
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Jenna Park
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June 2023
The funny thing about age
The vagaries of aging, bathroom habits, and the fabulous fashions of Korean ajummas, pt 2.
Jun 21
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Jenna Park
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On this Father's Day, a story about wigs, a story about New York
And an excerpt from a short interview with my dad, wig seller to the stars.
Jun 14
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Jenna Park
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What ever happened to lazy summers?
The summer childcare scramble, and remembering the time my dad left me in a movie theater when I was 5.
Jun 7
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Jenna Park
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May 2023
Burnout should not be the baseline
On coasting. Also known as the slowdown, and sometimes known as the WTF am I doing with my life, middle-aged edition.
May 31
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Jenna Park
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On the aftermath of suicide
A personal account of survivor's guilt on an anniversary
May 24
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Jenna Park
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A reversal of roles
Travels with my mother, pt. 3. What happens when you put two insomniacs in a room?
May 17
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Jenna Park
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Decoupling
Post travel blues, back to reality, and another step closer in envisioning an empty-nested life.
May 10
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Jenna Park
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From the sweet fine archives || Eat pay leave. It's not that complicated.
A (relevant) reprint from the blog archives as I try to kick some serious jet lag.
May 3
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Jenna Park
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April 2023
A prologue to a trip. You're putting what in your suitcase?
Travels with my mom pt. 2, in which my middle-aged self meets my childhood self from the 80s.
Apr 12
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Jenna Park
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A week of extremes leading up to a big trip
Travels with my mom, pt. 1. In which I'm an emotional mess as I prepare to leave my family for a trip.
Apr 5
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Jenna Park
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March 2023
The trauma of immigration, and the story behind a name
Names, luck, and destiny, and how I ended up being one of a million Jennifers.
Mar 29
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Jenna Park
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