Here’s How To Help Someone You Love Shift Their Negative Self-Talk
I’ll never forget the way my dad looked at me when he said: You have so much to be proud of. I wish you could see it. My heart breaks every time I hear someone I love put themselves down. But I get it. I was once that person, too. The person who didn’t...
How To Let Go Of…Whatever It Is You Want To Let Go Of, Really.
(…or, at the very least, how to get started.) Doesn’t it sound sexy and badass to say what you’re STOPPING, QUITTING, or LEAVING BEHIND? I know it does. I’ve done the whole dramatic deal before: written down the things I’m leaving behind, crumpled them up,...
Transitions, Tests, and Upgrades: How To Move Forward Fearlessly When It’s Tempting *NOT* To.
Welp, the NYC streets are packed again, the smells are back with a vengeance, and there are lines around the block for the new Harry Potter Store on 5th Avenue. Yep. NYC is back in action. And all the signs are pointing to one thing: IT’S TIME. The transitional...
What She’s Taught Me: A Thank-You Note On Motherhood
DEAR MOMS, I’m sure you’ve heard it before. Maybe a little, maybe a lot. Maybe it’s been forced or routine. But this is a different kind of thank you. An honest thank you, to all mothers, biological AND emotional, a thank you for everything you teach to those...
The Single State Of Mind.
For most of my partnered-up adult life, Valentine’s Day was a bit like prom: lots of hype, tons of expectation, and kind of a let down when it finally arrived. They felt extravagant or forced, like some sort of obligation I was supposed to be totally into but was only...
