Not-so-news

December 21, 2016

We’ve heard, and will continue to hear, the ways in which imperfect news sources are doing some well-deserved soul searching …

Shame

June 22, 2016

. I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I will not be defined by the damaging events in my …

June 12, 2016

. 06-12-2016 NPR’s early morning headline reads: “Mass Shooting at Orlando Nightclub” 50 people dead. At least 53 people injured. …

May 27, 2016

. I’ve endured an overly-long, painful, and tedious divorce after a very lengthy and painful marriage. Yesterday, we finalized our …

February 16, 2016

I’m a social person. I enjoy the company of others and feel invigorated by this kind of contact. This is …

January 7, 2016

Sometimes, when I’m shopping on Amazon.com, I’ll place items in my cart and then realize it’s more than I can …

December 18, 2015

When I about 4 years old, I was in a large, Center City Philadelphia department store with my mother and …

March 30, 2015

I grew up hearing I was too intense. My parents told me I had to learn to keep my mouth …

December 29, 2014

. For some of us, Mother’s Day is a time for reflection; a time to honor our ability to mother …