Laughter in a Locked Ward

  There’s a moment from a handful of years ago that I think I will remember my whole lifetime. A deeply courageous, very pregnant woman I knew was experiencing a profound and dangerous bout of depression, likely fueled (or perhaps deepened) by pregnancy hormones....

Opening the Book on Aging

  My mother – Dr. Cheryl Greenberg, The Age Coach – was the picture of Parisian style when she spoke to my coaches group the Friday before last: Her sharply-styled silver hair, black tunic over black leggings under a black, white and gray draping...

An Ordinary No?

  Two words keep repeating in my mind since I heard them in a podcast a number of weeks ago: Ordinary no. The podcast is The Secret Live of Black Women. The interview was with writer/journalist, Bim Adewunmi. Bim was describing an application she both wanted to...

When Netflix Nurtures and When It Numbs

I cancelled dinner with friends on Saturday. I spent the morning feeling gross in a way that I’m pretty sure had to do with a combo of sinus pressure and nasal drip and then finally decided to send the text early afternoon with my apologies. I asked Theresa to join me...

3 Untrue Things

Untrue things we, as a society, like to believe: Fairness exists, including reward for merit and punishment for misdeed. With enough work, we can banish all of our negative feelings and leave ourselves filled with only sunshine and unicorn kisses. (Not only that we...

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