Anyone else feeling ramfeezled?I spent yesterday celebrating the life of a friend of mine who died of suicide at the onset of COVID. She was a brilliant writer…Oct 11, 202282Oct 11, 202282
Why do Girls Get the Short End of the Inseam?“Her butt cheeks are showing,” my son noted about a nearby girl as we waded into the spray park kiddie pool. Several years later, the same…Dec 2, 202043Dec 2, 202043
Published inHuman PartsA Meditation Technique for Facing GriefBreathing in the world’s suffering helped me deal with sickness and deathJul 3, 20195634Jul 3, 20195634
To Those SufferingI assumed it was a heart attack for both the men whose wives were widowed. Not yet 50. Fit. Athletic. Lean. Brilliant.Jun 8, 201851Jun 8, 201851
Put on Your Grace FaceHow do you want to spend your days? Your life? How are you interacting with your family, colleagues, random bystanders? What changes if you…Mar 21, 201728Mar 21, 201728
Got someone in your life who questions the pay gap? Some data…Women work more for less (or no) pay and pay more for what they buyMar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
Justice, Faith, & PowerDo you know what the Mardi Gras colors represent? I didn’t. The internet did:Feb 28, 2017Feb 28, 2017
Want some grace?Grace doesn’t make a fuss about itself, but it subtly warms and transforms the atmosphere. At its essence, grace is the transference of…Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017
Be a PersisterPersist origin: mid 16th century: from Latin persistere, from per- ‘through, steadfastly’ + sistere ‘to stand.’ Merriam-WebsterFeb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
Want to Feel More Centered?Center (noun): the middle, the axis point, a gathering placeFeb 7, 20171Feb 7, 20171
Get Grounded and Gather Strength to GET ACTIVEFeeling shell shocked and fired up like me?Jan 31, 2017Jan 31, 2017
Stillbirth of an ElectionThe heartbeat of millions of pantsuits seemed strong and steady. All the vital signs I read pointed to a sure and safe delivery of the…Nov 16, 20162Nov 16, 20162
Self-Made HappinessSisters Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft recorded their Happier podcast live in Seattle this week. The audience shared their life…Oct 15, 2016Oct 15, 2016
Truth SpeakingUnfortunately Mary Karr has yet another story of being assaulted. In her memoirs, she detailed her two childhood sexual assaults (an older…Oct 15, 2016Oct 15, 2016
See Jane WinProfessor Sylvia Rimm and her daughters Professor Sara Rimm-Kaufman and Dr. Ilonna Rimm (check the acknowledgements, it really was a Rimm…Aug 2, 2016Aug 2, 2016
Quest for PerfectionI was one of those women who was sure I would never consider myself a feminist. -Debora SparAug 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016
Unfinished BusinessAnne-Marie Slaughter wrote the Op-Ed piece in The Atlantic Why Women Still Can’t Have it All. Given the overwhelming response, a book deal…Jul 31, 20161Jul 31, 20161
Lean and Lead #101daysofwomenWe’re going to work our way through my bookshelves in these 101 Days of Women Writers: the movement, memoir, personal essays, self-help…Jul 30, 20161Jul 30, 20161