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Category: Mommess

Coaching

Judging or Perceiving | Collector or Renunciate?

Dualistic Mindsets in Myers Briggs and other such things I have a judgy mind. And if you’ve done a Myers-Briggs test and landed squarely with a “J” in…

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025 · 7 min read

Creativity

Why I make my work freely available

plus a touch of fundraising I believe in the importance of public institutions, especially Public Libraries, Public Education, and Public Art. And I understand the value of artists…

May 11, 2025May 13, 2025 · 5 min read

Family

Feeling Free on the Mother of all days

Sunday is Mothers Day and I’m going to try again to divest myself of all planned work, chores, conversations, and responsibilities; while avoiding expectant smiles about having a…

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 · 3 min read

Creativity

Ma-stalgia: a term of endearment for ascendant generations

Nostalgia as sign it’s time to reboot our childlike sense of self, and how being states help us cope with a heightened sense of responsibility. My brother sent…

May 4, 2025May 5, 2025 · 9 min read

Mommess

digital marketing feeds the tech bro machine

I honestly feel like many of the things everyone’s been doing with digital marketing is going to fall by the wayside very soon. I’ve been working professionally in…

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 · 3 min read

David Bowie in SymbolWork format by artist Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
Culture

Dragons, science fiction, and how fearsome archetypes can help you heal your inner life

I love stories. And I crave movies that sweep me away… and not just for sake of distraction. Stories help heal my inner cast of characters: that chorus…

May 2, 2025November 3, 2025 · 7 min read

Creativity

an artist date: sketching with the masters

From April 25, the perfect date1. I’ve noticed recently how many of my favorite thinkers, artists, musicians, and philosophers spent/spend an good amount of time consuming literature, art…

May 1, 2025May 4, 2025 · 2 min read

Best of Mommess

Frequent, see?

A term of endearment post on Frequency My social media is full of coaches, teachers, and offerings which speak to the power of manifestation using frequencies. The number…

April 26, 2025April 27, 2025 · 5 min read

HeartBreak Shield by EMWE Art Copyright Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
Creativity

self-censorship, free speech, and the powers of The People

What happens when the recently de-privileged1 try to recoup social power by authoritarianism, and what to do about it. No law can save you, if you don’t make…

April 25, 2025April 26, 2025 · 7 min read

Family

The Fairness Container

As a mom of a 12 and 15 year old, I often get to hear pissy words about fairness. Last week’s rollick of a road trip, there were…

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 · 2 min read

Culture

Popes, Psychics, Refugees, and the Power of Love

My mom called me first thing this morning: “Elizabeth, did you call me last night?” No mom. “Are you sure?” Maybe I did a butt dial. What’s going…

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 · 5 min read

Humor

St. Anthony and a Random Find

One day in 2023 I found this bit of jewelry on the ground, so I posted about it on my town’s Facebook page, hoping the owner would contact…

April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 · 3 min read

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