As you already know, if you read last week's blog, I ran a half marathon the same weekend my son turned 22. It turns out these two things had way more in common than I anticipated.  Not my son turning 22 but his actual birthday. Both seemed excruciatingly long, painful, and terrible as they ...read more

Have you ever been at that point where you know SOMETHING has GOT to CHANGE?   Maybe your menopausal hormones are making you hyper-sensitive to criticism, and your formerly sweet teenager has just started acting like he's nauseated by your presence. Maybe it's something at work that has you ...read more

Twenty-two years ago, almost to the day, I had my first son. A little over a  year earlier, I moved to Berkeley, CA, from Chicago…and six months before that, I got married. Wooowheee! It was a LOT of transition for a person. From 1999 to 2000, I went from being a single psych student in Chicago to ...read more

I am writing this 2 hours after my 16-year-old son drove himself to the first day of his junior year of high school.  This is the first year he drove himself to school on the first day.  It was pretty rough for me, not gonna lie. I was fine in the morning.  I got up early, did my meditation, made ...read more

Well, this Tuesday marks the official end of summer for me and my one last remaining kid.  It’s the beginning of school.  Where the heck did SUMMER GO??  Didn’t it just start??  Why is it that the older we get the faster time spins out of control and leaves us smacking our foreheads going “How did I ...read more

When my binge watching cooking shows turns into a blog worthy post.  Stay with me on this. As we go into “back to school mode” we’ve got all the feels.  Either you are dealing with your kids getting one year older which means one year closer to their leaving home, OR you are already there and ...read more

Being a parent is so satisfying and hard at the same time. It bares your soul to so many new emotions and feelings. This week I am in the throws of LONELINESS! 😔 I dropped my son off at the airport for an 8-day visit with a friend. Let’s not talk about it being his first flight alone, or the ...read more

What would you say if I told you being bored is a skill you could develop?  Hear me out! Last weekend I was in the enviable position of having the whole house to myself for the entire weekend.  Yes, you read that right.  A WHOLE weekend to MYSELF!! I’m sure your first reaction is, “Wow, ...read more

I fell deeply in love with Canada.  In fact, I’d say that whole trip put a new spark in my life.  It’s amazing how traveling can inspire you, open your eyes to new things and just break up the routine in a healthy way.   On this trip for example I found the inspiration to start training for the ...read more

This day feels important!  It’s Easter and last night was a Full Moon in Libra (my favorite sign!)  Both carry the energy of rebirth after shedding the old outdated ways of being. I love to use stories and metaphors to illustrate the journey of our own lives. I believe that everything “out there” ...read more