Dear Reader, While recording this episode with Carmen, there was one moment I think we can all relate to. Carmen is the mother of Vincent, an autistic teenager, and the founder of Optism, a platform supporting families of children with autism in Hong Kong and across Asia. She was describing the first time Vincent began messaging her on WhatsApp. When he was first diagnosed with autism, he was nonverbal. Carmen remembered wondering whether there would ever be a day when she could write...
26 days ago • 3 min read
Hello there Reader, Okay, I’m just going to straight-up show off. One of the reasons I started Infinite Halls is that I have awesome friends. Truly. They rock so hard that it sometimes feels unfair that I get to have them in my life—and many of them I met through my kids. I know that you have too! They are thoughtful, interesting, and quietly intentional as parents. They’re not posting about parenting. They’re not trying to be examples. But the way they live and raise their families has...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader! One of my favorite parts of recording Infinite Halls is discovering that the conversation I thought I was having isn't actually the conversation at all. This week, I sit down with my dear friend Candace. Going in, I thought we'd spend our time talking about reading versus screens. Physical books versus Kindles. Audiobooks versus paperbacks. Maybe even whether screens are replacing reading altogether. Instead, we spent an hour talking about values. Lady Gaga GIF by Apple Music...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, I've known Jayne for longer than I probably care to admit. We met at Wellesley, back when the biggest risk of saying something embarrassing was that a handful of friends might remember it years later. Thankfully, there was no social media documenting every questionable haircut (I had many), bad decision, or late-night philosophical debate. I've been lucky to have Jayne in my life all these years. For nearly a decade, we've been bouncing parenting ideas back and forth, asking...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, A few weeks ago, I noticed something about my own habits. Every morning there seemed to be another headline about children and technology. "Social media is destroying childhood." "AI is changing education." "Phones should be banned." "A new study says..." I would read them. Sometimes I'd send them to friends. Occasionally I'd save one because I thought, I should probably know this. But after reading enough of them, I realized something. The headlines were multiplying much faster...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, When I first imagined Infinite Halls, I knew I wanted it to be more than a collection of stories from parents. I wanted to create a space where I could sit down with people who've spent years thinking deeply about children, relationships, technology, and learning. The people whose work quietly shapes families, even if their names aren't the ones making headlines. I wanted a place where I could ask them the questions I've been wrestling with myself—and invite all of us into that...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, When I first imagined Infinite Halls, I knew the conversations I wanted to have. I just had absolutely no idea how to make a podcast. Editing? Audio? Publishing? I was completely clueless. Around that same time, Wellesley sent out a call to alumnae: Hire a summer intern. Tina applied. A rising sophomore studying Psychology and Sociology at the time, she casually mentioned she’d already produced and hosted her own podcast in high school. Perfect. Because I needed someone who knew...
4 months ago • 3 min read
DearReader, Oof. This is my wake up moment in the next podcast episode. Mary is standing in a government center with her son, Alex. He needs to use the bathroom. She shows his disability card. She tries to explain. There's a language barrier. The staff member doesn't understand. And before she can bridge that gap, he wets himself. In public. In front of other families. She described it as dehumanizing. What struck me wasn't just the incident itself. It was realizing that for Mary, this wasn't...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Spring 2026 Round Up June 15, 2026 Hello Reader! I hope this newsletter finds you like a first sip of coffee or that evening cup of tea—comforting, energizing, and perhaps offering a small moment to pause before the day begins or ends. I can't believe it's already June. When I first started Infinite Screentime, I used to send seasonal updates sharing what I was learning from conversations with parents, educators, researchers, and young people. Somewhere along the way, life got busy, the work...
4 months ago • 5 min read