Larissa’s Substack

The Story of Sugar

Some Easter Memories

Apr 5 • Larissa Phillips

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March 2026

Farm Dog

Reposted in memory of Blue, who died suddenly at age eight. The farm feels empty and quiet without him.

Mar 26 • Larissa Phillips

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December 2025

Rethinking Marriage with Larissa Phillips of “The Free Press”

A recording from Larissa Phillips and Anna Keating's live video

Dec 29, 2025 • Larissa Phillips and Anna Keating

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November 2025

The Best and Worst

We can do hard things. (This is a repost from a few years ago. We recently found ourselves wandering an ink-dark pasture in sleety rain searching for…

Nov 15, 2025 • Larissa Phillips

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September 2025

The New Kids

Getting the new kids up to speed on the farm is always tricky. But every now and then we get some special ones.

Sep 27, 2025 • Larissa Phillips

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Respite

This has been sitting in my draft folder. I always meant to spin it into something more complex, but it's been a grueling week, so here it is, simple…

Sep 17, 2025 • Larissa Phillips

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August 2025

Boarding School in the 80's

More of a stoned "Facts of Life" than what you might have imagined from "Catcher in the Rye" or "Dead Poets Society".

Aug 24, 2025 • Larissa Phillips

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Dear Kids...

I don't actually write a letter to the kids who come to my farm. I explain all this stuff on an as-needed basis. But if I were going to encapsulate all…

Aug 10, 2025 • Larissa Phillips

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July 2025

When Broken Is Boring

Thoughts on "Too Much"

Jul 16, 2025 • Larissa Phillips

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June 2025

Dear Parents...

A letter to the families who bring their kids to my farm for camp... (Letting loose a bit here! My actual letter is much nicer.)

Jun 28, 2025 • Larissa Phillips

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Boys being boys

They're actually not that bad...

Jun 23, 2025 • Larissa Phillips

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How to Disagree: Politically-Charged Convos w/ Close Friends (Bob Bordone Coaching Larissa Phillips)

A recording from Larissa Phillips and The Disagreement's live video

Jun 11, 2025 • Larissa Phillips, The Disagreement, and Bob Bordone

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