by Melanie Vetter | Feb 19, 2020 | Connection
I believe that if I want to feel deep connection with others I need to be deeply connected to myself, who I am, and what I stand for or believe. That doesn’t mean I cannot be connected to people who don’t believe what I believe, in fact the opposite. When I know who I...
by Melanie Vetter | Feb 12, 2020 | Connection
Loneliness affects more than one-third of American adults. Older adults are particularly vulnerable, but adolescents, and especially freshmen in college, are some of the lonliest people in the U.S. And loneliness is the number one fear of young people today, including...
by Melanie Vetter | Aug 14, 2019 | Connection
We are deep into summer and I hope you’ve had some time to relax or that you have some relaxation planned. The summer has always been a time when my family of origin and now my immediate family has gathered and taken trips together. Growing up meant Wellfleet...
by Melanie Vetter | Aug 7, 2019 | Connection
This summer I’m lucky to have my daughter here in Wellfleet with my husband, our pup, Murphy, and me. She’s an artist and a writer so she can do her work right here on our porch. I feel so lucky to have her here, as she is a joy. But my other two kids are far...
by Melanie Vetter | Jul 17, 2019 | Connection
Last week, I explored the wonders and challenges of friendship with participants in the first Write into Joy online workshop. Friendship is such a rich topic. Whether it’s how you met your friends, the moments that stick with you, how you lost a friend, or the...
by Melanie Vetter | May 29, 2019 | Connection
In the past nine years my three kids have collectively graduated from three high schools and two colleges. Next year there’s another graduation, and the year after another. Wow that’s a lot of celebrating. These moments involve transition and change, which is...
