My husband says something to me when I’m in a tailspin, swirling about all the things I have to do, expected and unexpected, simple and...

Recently, I complained to a friend that I was annoyed at myself for not finishing a piece of writing I had committed to. I’d decided I...

Exasperated, my client said to me on the phone, “I don’t get it… after all these years, all these moves, why can’t I find something I...

THE GIFTS WE GIVE OURSELVES It’s so tempting at the end of a year - especially in a year in which one has turned 50 - to do a thorough...

This one is really personal. For years- YEARS- I confounded who I was with what I did professionally. I was what I thought of as one of...

The sneaky trap of habits A client tried something a few weeks back: three full business days in the office without carrying his "I write...

The terrain between commitment and obligation Where the lines between what we choose to do and have to do begin and end. A few weeks ago,...

The change of season is a built-in opportunity to check in with ourselves. The lilacs and irises are here. The kids have pulled out their...

We’ve all been trapped in the cage of comparison at one time or another. We look around at someone’s home, family, body, vacation, car,...

Without community, I’d be having a far harder time, with a lot fewer laughs.