Darisse SmithAug 293 minFeeling Out of Place, But Still BelongingHave you ever been invited to a party by a new friend? You know the friend, but you don't know anyone else at the party. The friend is...
Darisse SmithJun 272 minLife DecisionsI am here in Colorado with Jeff, Devin, my brother-in-law, Eric, his wife, Anna, and our 2 nephews, Khelan (13) and Shay (12). Shay and...
Darisse SmithJun 144 minSummer Summer Summer Time!Episode 14: Summer Summer Summer Time Every summer, we camp at the beach with our best family friends, Karen, Dave and Felix Riesz. 6...
Darisse SmithJun 63 minHappy Birthday, and Many More, I GuessEpisode 13: Happy Birthdays I grew up in the 1980s, which was the prime time for slumber party birthday parties. Between the years of...
Darisse SmithMay 314 minPlay Ball! Let the Water Bottles ClankEpisode 6: Play Ball When I was 15, I played travel softball for a Summer. Every weekend, my parents would load me and another player...
Darisse SmithMay 314 minWill You Be My Friend? Making Friends in AdulthoodEpisode 5: Will You Be My Friend? Middle School friendships are fickle. It seemed like I had a new friend every year. During the 8th...
Darisse SmithMay 306 minThe Worst Interview I Ever HadEpisode 4: What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up? When I transitioned out of the Army, I was 29, and had never been on a formal interview...
Darisse SmithMay 293 minWhat Our Kids Can Tell Us About BulliesEpisode 3: Apple Chucking Imagine being just 3 months into your first year of Middle School, in the 6th grade. You are skinny, under 5...
Darisse SmithMay 294 minYour Cells Are ConfusedEpisode 2: Your Cells Are Confused This past winter, I decided to eschew snowboarding, a sport I had done for 15 years, and try to learn...
Darisse SmithMay 294 minTo Think Like We Are 17Episode 1: Nachos When I first stepped onto the Davidson College campus on a college visit when I was 17, I instantly fell in love. The...
Darisse SmithMay 283 minThe Mental Load of MotherhoodEpisode 11: The Mental Load of Motherhood I considered myself to be unflappable until I became a mother. When I became a mother, my...
Darisse SmithMay 284 minOur Hobbies Tell A StoryEpisode 12: Our Hobbies Tell A Story When we moved to Southern California in 2014, we only knew a few people, and I didn't know any other...