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Remember the cartoons where a main character would be faced with a choice and a little angel and a tiny devil would appear, one on each shoulder, the devil giving destructive advice and the angel offering encouragement and constructive ideas?… more →
The reason I haven’t written to you in the past seven months is that I’ve been on a bit of a Nantucket sleigh ride. Even though I’m a history buff and a native New Englander, I’d never even heard that… more →
In honor of my daughter’s 11th birthday, I spent last Friday afternoon at the movies with five sobbing tween girls, which is not how you’d expect a birthday celebration to go. Because Lillian is a supreme dog lover, she wanted… more →
If you ever see me in real life and happen to compliment me on something I’m wearing; I will be unable to stop myself from blurting out where I got it, so you can go get it too. You: “Hey,… more →
I hope this post finds you enjoying—or at least abiding—the holidays. =) (If you’re feeling overwhelmed by them for any reason, check out this post I wrote last year; I think it will help.) I’m writing this week to offer… more →
“Self-care” is kind of a buzzword these days, and like all buzzwords, it can seem a little bit like not-a-real-thing. Like, “ideating”—what the heck is that? But just like child care and elder care are legitimate, important things, so is… more →
It’s Friday. We just had the first snowfall of the season. Last night, I turned in a book manuscript for a client (this book is going to be huge, ya’ll, I can’t wait to tell you more about in the… more →
Oh my goodness gracious, what a week—elections, another mass shooting, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has fallen and fractured her ribs. Silly me, I thought that once election day had passed we’d get a bit of a breather, but the hits just… more →
My fellow women in midlife, I’ve got a treat for you! I’m so happy to be part of the very cool Women’s Midlife Revolution Summit. In my interview, I talk about how to get out of overwhelm and I debut… more →
These last few weeks have been such an emotional roller coaster; as a woman, as an American, as a fan of democracy, I have been feeling some pretty big emotions—grief, rage, despair. I was feeling so many things that I… more →