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Eliciting Esperance: Notes on Living with Sarah Berke
by Sarah Berke
In Notes on Living I make sense of what it means to be alive by exploring deeper questions hiding in everyday moments. Sometimes they're serious, sometimes they're light, but they're almost always a little messy. Fair warning: I don't hold back from saying what I think and I don't avoid hard topics. If you're up for a raw and vulnerable look at life as we're living it, then welcome. I'm glad you're here. elicitingesperance.substack.com
Episodes
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Welcome to Notes on Living
A few years ago, the word esperance popped up as the word of the day in my dictionary app, and I couldn't let it go. This is the story of how a word that sounds like the love child of optimism and hope became the heart of this community. To read more, click here. If you'd like to receive these...
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The book ban is not the point.
Warning: I swear in this audio/video, and there are mature topics discussed. I would advise not listening/watching to it with kids around. It's possible to be so focused on the argument we're having that we lose sight of what actually matters. This is about the stories we tell, the narratives we...
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We need to talk about Lindsay Clancy
A content warning: if discussion around any of the subjects of postpartum psychosis, postpartum depression, the death of a child generally, or the murder of a child specifically, would be detrimental to your mental health, please skip this month. However. If you can manage it—even though these...
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The summer that didn’t exist
This month’s essay has no content that is inadvisable to listen to in front of little ears, if that is a consideration for you. Sometimes the summer we imagine and the summer we actually live have very little in common. This is about the expectations we put on ourselves, the realities of…
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When you don’t love your insides
This month’s essay has no content that is inadvisable to listen to in front of little ears, if that is a consideration for you, but “the s**t word” is used a few times. It's one thing to recognize the parts of ourselves we'd like to change; it's another to figure out how to live with them while...
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Getting your insides to your outsides
This episode has no content that is inadvisable to listen to in front of little ears, if that is a consideration for you. I whisper-bleeped the one use of profanity. When my youngest daughter was about six months old, I started wanting a tattoo. What followed got me thinking about identity,...
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It has to start somewhere
Be aware that this one includes some weighty topics, so please be mindful if you have little ears present. I've been scared to speak up, even when I knew staying quiet wasn't the person I wanted to be. This is about privilege, powerlessness, and figuring out what it means to do something—even…
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The upside of anxiety
Loving someone means knowing you can lose them, and sometimes that knowledge is almost too much to bear. This is about the complicated relationship between love, fear, and the vulnerability that comes with being a parent. Click here if you’d prefer to read this content. If you'd like to receive...
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Eat some candy, buy some books
My neighborhood takes Halloween seriously, and I think there's something worth paying attention to in that. This is a little reminder that life is meant to be fun, too—and that we could all stand to make more room for joy. Click here if you’d prefer to read this content. Related links * Store...
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The bossy dreamer.
Somewhere along the way, a lot of us learned that wanting more could make us too much: too loud, too ambitious, too demanding. This is about reclaiming those dreams and realizing that loving the life you have doesn't mean you can't want something more. Click here if you'd prefer to read this...
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The joys of the in-between.
We're so conditioned to do more, achieve more, and keep moving that it's easy to forget how to just be. This is about slowing down, giving ourselves permission to rest, and finding the joy that's hiding in the spaces between the big things. Click here if you’d prefer to read this content. If…
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How to stay hopeful when things feel hopeless.
Sometimes life is just too much, and you need to figure out how not to lose your s**t. This is about the little things that help us cope when we're overwhelmed—and remembering that we don't have to pretend everything is fine to keep going. Click here if you'd prefer to read this content. Related...
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Hurry up and wait.
Birth, death, test results, book deals, school buses: we're always waiting for something. But if we're going to spend so much of our lives waiting, how do we make sure we're actually living in the meantime? Click here if you’d prefer to read this content. Included Quotes: “It is good to have an…
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Dreams only work when you do.
Sometimes you work toward a dream for years, only to find yourself facing a version of disappointment you didn't see coming. This is about what happens when the path changes, what we learn along the way, and why a setback doesn't have to mean we're done. Click here if you’d prefer to read this...
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This is not an essay about politics.
I started out trying to write about politics, citizenship, and civic responsibility, but I couldn't quite get at what I wanted to say. What I eventually realized was that underneath all of it was a feeling of powerlessness—and the question of what we can do when the problems feel bigger than we...
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Even in darkness, there’s the promise of light.
A disclaimer: this essay is heavily focused on mental health, specifically depression and anxiety. If this topic would be triggering for you, please be kind to yourself. If you need to opt out of reading then please do, and I hope to see you back next time. When I became a mother, I struggled…
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Finding my meaning.
A disclaimer: this episode is heavily focused on parenting. If you’re not a parent yourself, I hope you’ll still read and be able to take something of value from it. However, if this topic would be triggering for you, particularly this close to Mother’s Day, please be kind to yourself. If you…
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Love isn’t a feeling.
Please note: this episode includes two minor swears, and the following reference: "I’m not talking about overlooking legitimate issues, like abuse or adultery or just general assholery." Although not marked explicit, this is one to screen before listening in front of the littlest ears.…
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Joy to the world? Let's start with you.
There's a lot happening in the world that can make it hard to notice the good things right in front of us. This is about stepping out of the hustle long enough to pay attention to the little moments of joy that are easy to miss. Click here if you’d prefer to read this content. Related links…
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Finding soul mates in the trenches.
What makes someone a soul mate? Not necessarily a romantic partner, but the people who see us, accept us, and show up when life gets messy. In this essay, I reflect on how motherhood helped me understand the depth of adult friendship, the invisible web of women who have become my safety net, and...
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What is an end, but a beginning?
May is a month of beginnings and endings, and in my house, birthdays make those transitions feel especially bittersweet. This is about the grief that comes with watching our children grow, the hope that comes with change, and the things we're planting as we move into whatever comes next. Click…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In Notes on Living I make sense of what it means to be alive by exploring deeper questions hiding in everyday moments. Sometimes they're serious, sometimes they're light, but they're almost always a little messy. Fair warning: I don't hold back from saying what I think and I don't avoid hard topics. If you're up for a raw and vulnerable look at life as we're living it, then welcome. I'm glad you're here.
elicitingesperance.substack.com
HOSTED BY
Sarah Berke
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