Death and Dying: How changing your relationship to death can improve your life
Last week I got a call from my neighbor. His father-in-law, who was 82 and in good health, fell down the stairs while attempting to...
Women & Happiness: Re-learning important lessons
I just returned from a long weekend in NYC where I attended a conference entitled Women and Happiness: The Give and Take of Joy. I was...
Career Transitions: Reflections on saying good-bye
Happy Spring! As the Chicago weather transitions from freezing cold to hot to (kinda)cold again, it seems poetic that I am going through...
New Year's Intentions
Happy New Year everyone! As a new calendar year begins, I like to take the opportunity to reflect on the past year and to think about...
What did you dream last night?
My fascination with dreams started in college when I took a psychology class and the professor encouraged us to keep a “dream journal”...
Self-Compassion: What is it and how do you do it?
It has been awhile since I last posted! I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the majority of September traveling in China and...
Don't forget to take care of you! The Mother's Self-Care Challenge!
Today I wanted to highlight one of my favorite blogs for mothers called Living Self-Care. Essentially the blog features daily posts from...
"That's Love Dying"
I know it’s been out for a bit, but I just saw the film, Blue Valentine. If you haven’t seen it, it’s the kind of film that will really...
Reclaiming the Ancient Power of Poetry
I absolutely love a magazine called The Sun. It is an ad-free, monthly publication of short stories, poems, and photography and each...
The "U-bend" of life: Does old age bring more wisdom and more happiness?
I attended a lecture recently in which the speaker was discussing “successful aging” and the idea that people actually become happier...