This is a collection of stories (yours and mine) that might just help us better define the line of significance between worry worthy and no big deal.

It’s the study of decision making and an archive of conversations, recurring thoughts, chance encounters, sudden upsets, and special moments that have had a surprising and significant impact. It’s everything we were told not to cry over and more in the interest of discerning what matters the most.

For those of us that couldn’t calm down, worried too much, and refused to let it go, this is Crying Over Spilled Milk.

Share Your Story

Crying Over Spilled Milk is written by Julia Harkleroad, MS, LCMFT. Contributions are made by anyone with a genuine desire to share, connect and learn alongside others.

An essay on a singular topic such as marriage, injury, or career, is released and readers are invited to contribute through audio recordings that are then uploaded for a public replay to the Substack site. Contributions should be 2-3 minutes in length and document a moment, conversation, recurring thought, chance encounter, or event that has had a surprising and significant impact, even if the real effect was felt long after the initial experience.