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Between You and Me: The Anxiety Monster Appears in Good Times, Too

Between You and Me: The Anxiety Monster Appears in Good Times, Too

Big personal catch up; plus recs for your reading, watching, and drinking pleasure!

Lauren Maxwell
Jul 12, 2023
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Welcome to BETWEEN YOU AND ME!

After appearing for four years at the bottom of every essay (193 times), BETWEEN YOU AND ME is now a special offering for paid subscribers. Its spirit of behind-the-scenes updates, love letters to life, and recommendations from me remains.

Greetings, readers!

John and I are in Connecticut this summer, where we are still recalibrating after a whirlwind year. After relocating briefly to New York in 2022, I started a demanding program at Yale, and he began his first music directorship in North Carolina after many years of playing supportive roles in music. Our new experiences brought incredible joy, though if I’m being honest, I am often left wondering how to manage it all.

This year taught me that even watching your dreams come true can cause anxiety.

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