It is one thing to be like Greta Garbo, who famously declared in her Swedish accent, “I vant to be alone.” It is quite another matter to be lonely. Especially now, as we emerge from a year of COVID isolation, many people feel like they are lacking companionship. Three in five working Americans regard themselves […]
8 Sensible Strategies to Reduce Pre-Travel Anxiety
Advice from me to me — that you might find useful, too. This piece also appears on Medium. 11 June 2021: My Dream I am frazzled and not yet packed. With me are two young women I know from the dog park. We went to the French Open, Roland Garros, two days earlier. I wonder what they’re doing in […]
Consequential Strangers Offer Something a Soulmate Can’t
How to Get a Surprising and Healthful “Shot” of Connection from Someone You Barely Know
Dear Family Whisperer: My Son Is a Freeloader — What to Do?
Meet a 30-Year Old Who Still Thinks He’s a Kid Photo by James Barr on Unsplash Dear Family Whisperer: I have a problem, I have a son who is 30. Wherever he puts something, it stays there. No thought of putting it where it belongs. In the bathroom it’s the same. When he was in school, […]
Yes, it’s Hard–but Here Are 5 Compelling Reasons To Choose Effort Over “Easy”
We all know hard work pays off. Why do we hope it will be “easy”? I recently heard myself complaining to an old friend, “It’s doesn’t get any easier.” We were talking about the pandemic. But it could have been anything–work, socializing, taking care of yourself. Isn’t everything different and more difficult? But as the […]