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The Bonds We Make

On family, grief, and mind over matter.

Personality
My Mother's Struggle With Borderline Personality Disorder

Sarah Haufrect on February 21, 2020

For the first time, my mother made sense to me. And understanding her, having empathy, was something I could give her more fully, even if she didn’t have much to give in return.

For the first time, my mother made sense to me. And understanding her, having empathy, was something I could give her more fully, even if she didn’t have much to give in return.

Some places hold powerful memories from old relationships that make it hard to return to them.
Friends
Should You Avoid Places That You Went to With Your Ex?

Sarah Haufrect on September 16, 2019

What if you need to go somewhere, and it’s a place you went with an ex that you’d prefer never to set foot inside? To get to the answer, I asked myself one important question.

What if you need to go somewhere, and it’s a place you went with an ex that you’d prefer never to set foot inside? To get to the answer, I asked myself one important question.

Suicide
Reckoning With The Parkland Survivor Suicides

Sarah Haufrect on March 25, 2019

All my heart and my sympathies are with the families and communities who lost two of the Parkland shooting survivors to suicide.

All my heart and my sympathies are with the families and communities who lost two of the Parkland shooting survivors to suicide.

Burnout
How to Fight Millennial Burnout Syndrome

Sarah Haufrect on January 28, 2019

When work or the business of living feels overwhelming, what practical tools and skills do I use? What examples have I seen from others facing these challenges that I can use too?

When work or the business of living feels overwhelming, what practical tools and skills do I use? What examples have I seen from others facing these challenges that I can use too?

Depression
The Mental Health Benefits Of Strength Training

Sarah Haufrect on July 25, 2018

The more I’ve practiced being mindful about my time at the gym, the more I’ve started to apply the principles I've learned to my life outside of it.

The more I’ve practiced being mindful about my time at the gym, the more I’ve started to apply the principles I've learned to my life outside of it.

Sleep
My Personal Guide to Fainting Spells

Sarah Haufrect on May 19, 2018

Inherent in losing consciousness is an unknowable space, a moment in time experienced by the body and lost to the mind.

Inherent in losing consciousness is an unknowable space, a moment in time experienced by the body and lost to the mind.

Friends
Behind Frenemy Lines

Sarah Haufrect on February 26, 2018

When a friend repeatedly behaves like any of these frenemy profiles, it’s time for me to back away and reevaluate the friendship.

When a friend repeatedly behaves like any of these frenemy profiles, it’s time for me to back away and reevaluate the friendship.

Career
How I Worked Out a Formula for a Happy Me

Sarah Haufrect on January 12, 2018

Where once I used to be exclusively a results-driven decision maker, I seem to have turned into what I’ll call an intention-based decision maker.

Where once I used to be exclusively a results-driven decision maker, I seem to have turned into what I’ll call an intention-based decision maker.