Musings

I recently read In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Hungarian-born Canadian physician Dr. Gabor Maté. It's an unflinching look at the addiction epidemic from someone who's been on the front lines of...

A number of my friends and family members are struggling. No, not the run-of-the-mill Covid malaise so many of us are experiencing. I'm talking about protracted mental health issues—including...

Pre-Covid, I was invited, to spend a week giving workshops at Rancho La Puerta, a spa just over the border from San Diego in Tecate, Mexico. I won’t mince words: the place is magical. Set on 3,000...

When I turned 50 and was searching for my next chapter, after working in corporate America and raising my twin daughters, I decided to start by interviewing women who had navigated the midlife...

Recently, we received a letter from a complete stranger, a man named Phillip, whose return address showed him living a couple of blocks away from our Chicago home. The letter read, in part: "This is...

A few months ago, I attended a virtual talk by Leslie Ferris Yerger, who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer at 55, two months after an all-clear mammogram and ultrasound. She later learned...

Last May, my husband and I made the difficult decision to put our beloved cockapoo Rocky down after nearly 16 years. We took some time to mourn him but our home just did not feel the same without a...

I don't remember how I first came across Australian comedian Celeste Barber, but I remember laughing out loud at her antics. Since 2015, she's been showing up on camera to poke fun at celebrities...

Pre-Covid, I attended a Meetup for Life Coaches at a coffee shop in Chicago and left my wallet at the counter when I paid for my drink. I didn't notice my wallet was missing until five hours later,...