“I’m pregnant.” The words hang in the air in the meeting room at my office. My 20-something colleague bites her lip as she waits to see my reaction.…
When my son Colin was four, we took an airplane trip to visit some friends. During take off, he stared intently out the window. Watching the plane accelerate…
A few weeks before my daughter started kindergarten we visited her school to let her get the lay of the land. She stepped out of the car…
If Trump becomes president, I’m moving to Iceland. I keep telling friends and family that very same thing. Why would I join the mass exodus to Canada?…
Dear moms of autistic children: First let me say this: I admire you for all the time, love and patience you put into doing everything and anything you can…
Three weeks ago, I was having anxiety. I was feeling incredibly sick. I knew why. But, I didn’t want to say it out loud. I didn’t want other…
The most unfortunate consequence of life is death. As we meander our way through midlife, the inevitability of catastrophic loss becomes more tangible with every passing year. We…
There’s a lot of self-love going around these days. I get it. We live in a time when women are expected to have successful careers, make babies, breastfeed…
Sure, we all hear him. But have you been REALLY listening? Like to what he is actually saying? Check this out… he has been saying some crazy stuff.…
I have been watching the Republican primaries with a growing sense of concern, mainly about Donald Trump. I don’t think people fully realize how crazy he is.…