Over the years, I’ve written articles about wellness and illness — understanding and dealing with the expected and the unexpected.
How to Affix a Decal (and Other Daily Lessons)
From Huffington Post
Why can’t Americans figure out how to open a bag of chips without being instructed to “tear here”? Read more…
The Endless Bounty of Garbage Soup
From Huffington Post
This is my partner’s version of how I invite friends to dinner: “Come on over—I’m cleaning out my refrigerator. Read more …
What’s to Learn From an Arthritic Hand?
From Rewireme.com
My upcoming surgery to correct my now-deformed dominant hand is just a warning shot—an inconvenience, not a life threat. Read more …
3 Simple Steps to Getting ‘Unstuck’ and Becoming Your Better Self
From Huffington Post
Tell Yourself the Truth (TYTT) mantra is the single most important secret to working through any problem that pulls you up short. Read more…
Body Myth
From Mount Holyoke College Alumnae Quarterly, Spring 2011.
I’m just trying to change the world, one fat girl at a time. Read more….
It Takes a Village (to Raise a Dog)
From Shareable.com
“The “boys” feed him; the “girls” clean up after him. All decisions are discussed and made jointly.” Read more…
Why Work? Part 3, A Balanced Life Series
From Child Magazine
The pains and pulls of separation from your little one might have been more than you bargained for. Read more…
Mind Your Marriage, Part 2, A Balanced Life Series
From Child Magazine
Some nights we’re so busy taking care of the boys, we don’t get to say one word to each other. Read more…
Six Spiritual Laws of Distress
From American Health
Strangers had discovered me on the side of an unmarked road on a remote Caribbean island. Read more….
Nurture Yourself, Part 1, A Balanced Life Series
From Child Magazine
To get the breathing room you need, it helps to know what’s standing in your way.
I Can See Clearly Now: The Latest Eye Laser Surgery
From New York
The procedure is considered dangerously experimental by some, the wave of the future by others (“as common a rite of passage as braces”) Read more…
Home Schooling
From Child Magazine
Even some home-schooling parents are awed by the responsibility they’ve taken on. Read more…
Could Addictive Behavior Be in Your Child’s Future?
From Child Magazine
What parents put in the bank with kids in the early years does matter – and can protect them. Read more…
Staying Sane in a Crazy World
From New Woman
Maggie scrambled her way to the top of the career ladder, and now she wonders why she’s there. Read more…
ADD: The Scariest Letters in the Alphabet
From New York Magazine
Until they are correctly diagnosed and unless they are properly treated, ADD children can’t help it. Read more…
Close Encounters: How to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse
From New York Magazine
Little do parents realize that the sexual bogeyman they should fear is almost never the disheveled stranger who lurks in the shadows. Read more…
Recovery Fever
From New York Magazine
She finds it hard to believe the way many of stroll nonchalantly into meetings, as if they’ve joined the latest social club. Read more…
How to Get Out of Your Job Rut
From New York Magazine
The people who switch rather than sulk may be wiser than those who stay put. Read more…
Middle Class Mice and How to Get Rid of Them
From New York Magazine
Mice have changed my life. I remember what it was like when it was safe to leave the Brie out to breathe, when I could eat rye bread without the dark seeds’ making me queasy. Read more…
Learning the Hard Way: How to Help Children Triumph Over Learning Disabilities
From New York Magazine
By the time she was in twelfth grade, Jessica Dupont thought she was retarded. Read more…
The Ultimate Guide to Contact Lenses
From New York Magazine
Twenty-five years ago, Otto Wichterle dropped a pebble into the pool of optical technology, and we’ve yet to feel the last ripple. Read more…
The Diet That Succeeds When Others Fail
From Self
We’re not a weight control clinic…This program is preventive medicine. Read more…
Stress: The Healthy Way to Cope
From Parents
The consequences of stress run the gamut from productive to debilitating. Read more…
Emergency Medicine: How to Save a Life
From New York Magazine
You dial 911—and then what? Would you know what to do in those first crucial moments when it’s literally, do or let die? Read more…
Fitness Weekend – to Change Your Life and His
From Self
On arrival, Mark and I were weary and ‘disconnected’ from our bodies. Read more…
Wake Up Your Body for Action
From Self
Without warming up, the body is like a dry stick, breaking under pressure. Read more…
Cold Comfort
From Parents
It’s no accident that the cold season coincides with the school year. Read more…
Emergency Rooms: A Guide That Could Save Your Life
From New York Magazine
People needing doctors in a hurry don’t know where else to turn. Read more…