Posts by Jessica-Latham

Jessica Latham is a freelance writer, translator and poet who enjoys writing about health and happiness. Her writing has been featured on NPR radio and published in various journals. She also writes a blog Rowdy Prisoners which features stories and interviews about people daring to live with passion and love.

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How to Recognize and Help When Someone Needs Support

By Jessica Latham

“When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another-and ourselves.” ~Jack Kornfield

After planning the next three months of my life in my head, trying to focus on my breath and recounting the plans for tomorrow, I decided my battle with insomnia was going to win. I got up, careful not to wake my husband, and decided to start reading.

Nestling into the lines of my latest library book well after midnight, my phone began to beep.

Even in the most quiet of the night, are we ever really alone?

I …

Learn to Love and Accept Yourself, Wherever You Go

By Jessica Latham

“Wherever you go, there you are.” ~Confucius

The sweat of my palms saturated our boarding tickets. Even as I stepped onto the plane, I still could not entirely believe we were doing it.

My husband and I finished our master’s degrees and instead of immediately securing jobs, buying a house, and starting a family, we decided to travel.

We thought escaping our lives was living on the wild side—rediscovering ourselves. Well, at least that’s what I thought.

I lived in Spain during my undergraduate degree ten yeas ago and had ceaselessly fixated on the idea about returning ever …

5 Tiny Steps to Move Away from Unnecessary Busyness

By Jessica Latham

“It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?” ~Henry David Thoreau

I’m sitting on my porch watching the line of ants trail up the wall until the black line above me starts to fade into the roof. I wonder what they think about.

Do they question the busyness of their tiny lives? Are they determined to get somewhere, or do they just focus on each tiny step forward? Do they fear the long road ahead?

I remembered learning from my mother—when my sister and I were homeschooled in …