Let’s admit it. Everything is falling apart and people around the world are in a collective grief. Government, education, housing, banking, jobs, the environment and even families are breaking down. And here is the kicker. We are never going back to the old “normal.” These old systems are going to…

“They cut me loose, come pick me up.” Hearing the voice of my deceased husband stopped me in my tracks. Walking up the stairs, cell phone on speaker mode perched on an overflowing basket of laundry, I listened to three messages that were about to expire. Dentist appointment reminder. Delete…

Let it Be When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me. Speaking words of wisdom, let it Be. ~Beatles On November 1, we will begin another round of 30 days of writing. You can find the content on this Medium blog or purchase all the…

Taboo Topic: White Fragility #5 in a series of 8 “Being privileged doesn’t mean that you are always wrong and people without privilege are always right. It means that there is a good chance you are missing a few very important pieces of the puzzle.” …

Taboo Topic: Dismantling Racism #4 in a series of 8 “To be antiracist is a radical choice in the face of history, requiring a radical reorientation of our consciousness.” Ibram Kendi “How to be an Antiracist” Do you call yourself an antiracist? If you answered yes, this is an invitation…

#3 in a series of 8 Originally published in On Purpose Woman Magazine Jan/Feb 2022 Now, that the holidays are over, let’s talk about family. In December, you probably received cards with family photos of people smiling and wearing matching outfits. Or you saw photos like this in your social…

Taboo Topic: Mental Health — What’s Your Breaking Point? #2 in a series of 8 During a global pandemic and a crescendo of protesting in support of Black Lives Matter, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry’s, What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing is one book, released…

#1 in a series of 8 My daughter was graduating from Santa Monica College and as the graduation date got closer, I began to feel the weight of my husband’s absence. He had died 10 years earlier and this was another milestone that he would miss. A week before the…

“At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book — that string of confused, alien ciphers — shivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a reader.” ― Alberto Manguel, A History of Reading …