A theory about bodies and tender hearts

Maybe it’s possible that our brains have been re-organized around how vulnerable, and how wonderful, bodies are.

This week has been so heavy. We decided that a dense, reported deep dive just isn’t what’s needed. So instead, we offer this personal take.

When my daughter was first born, I kept thinking about bodies all the time. She was all body—that’s all there was to her. She didn’t yet have a personality, or preferences— or social media accounts full of bunny mem…