Archive - The Return, by Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

On 'gender disappointment' – why are we so obsessed with giving birth to girls?

A response to Maybe Baby's recent article on the topic

May 6 •

Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

April 2025

White Lotus and the exploration of shared history.

(and why the three women cannot be reduced to a scathing critique of female friendship)

Apr 29 •

Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

The surprising joys of a cross-cultural relationship

Why being misunderstood can be the best fucking thing ever

Apr 15 •

Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

Why a broken heart ain't so bad

The unique gifts of having your heart put through a blender

Apr 9 •

Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

March 2025

Never yuck anyone else's yum

And other unsolicited advice

Mar 26 •

Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

January 2025

How birth can feel a little like death

Necessary, beautiful and unknowable

Jan 15 •

Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

Sometimes being the butt of the joke is self-care

Jan 3 •

Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

December 2024

The uncomfortable truth of contentment

Coffee, paws, books, Christmas trees and the people we choose to love.

Dec 9, 2024 •

Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

“We each give from exactly what we have”

Thoughts on how to give with grace

Dec 4, 2024 •

Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn

November 2024

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