Behind the Masks of Emotionally Distant Men and How to Deal with Them, Grace Intact
As an Italian-American woman who has lived in several international locations, I’ve accepted that American men are much more emotionally...
Motherhood in Motion: 3 Ways to Remember Your Own Needs While Caring for Your Family
A major part of a writer’s job—as well as a mother’s—is eavesdropping. If we didn’t overhear conversations, from the mundane to the...
My Immigrant Story. What Worked!
Years ago, I immigrated to California with not much more than a prayer in my pocket and the promise of a new life awaiting me in the arms...
Las Vegas: hedonism or just plain fun?
The moment I stepped off the plane, it hit me: Loud music, glitz and grit, scantily-clad women sidestepping college students in skinny...
What Flight Behavior teaches us about motherhood, marriage, women’s identity and climate chang
Barbara Kingsolver’s dazzling prose is undeniable and it’s on ample display in every book she has ever written, including her...
Why emotions are reflected in the foods we cook
Like Water for Chocolate has stayed with me since I first saw it in the early 90s.  This dramatic, engrossing film follows Tita, a woman...
The ONE step to ease suffering…
While I have a deep understanding of certain branches of spirituality—namely, how the principles in Emmet Fox’s THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT...
How living with my alcoholic mother taught me what not to do
Once upon a time, there is a little girl.  Blink and wink and that is me. I am inside a bar, looking out at you.  You squint.  You’ve...
Growing Up in Half-Broke Homes
Last night I had the pleasure of attending New York Timesbestselling author Jeannette Walls’ reading at my favorite independent...
