Tag: love

• Catyobi Lab: A Home for All My Ideas

  

  A few years ago, I began to lose myself. Not suddenly, but slowly. Depression. Isolation. Exhaustion. A big farm. Too much silence. Too many responsibilities. Not enough support. I was technically married, but already alone. No money. Unfinished projects everywhere. Animals depending on me. A constant feeling that I was failing at everything. For a…

  Catalina Obando

  January 20, 2026

  English, Reflections

  authentic life, creative process, creative women, creativity, depression, finding purpose, identity, life, lifelong learning, love, mental health, mental-health, multipotentialite, personal growth, personal projects, personal writing, reinvention, resilience, starting over, storytelling, therapy, writing

• Parenting Without Being a Parent

  

  👉 Leer este post en español I decided not to have kids. For most of my life, I thought I would. I even had names picked out: Isaac and Marco, after my dad and my grandfather. I pictured two boys — maybe because growing up as a girl, I saw how much harder we had to…

  Catalina Obando

  August 22, 2025

  English, Reflections

  family, Immigrant Life, life, Life Lessons, love, memories, Parenting, Pets, Reflections, storytelling, Strength, writing