Finding Peace: A Few Thoughts on the Art of Prayer
I’ve long admired Anne Lamott and her fresh, infectious voice. Reading her work is akin to having an enthusiastic, memorable...
Stepping Forward: The Gender Divide in Italy
If you’ve been following my blog or read my newsletter, you know that I’ve recently had the wonderful opportunity to spend several weeks...
The Art of Creating Unhappiness: How to Control Negative Patterns of Thinking
When we’re in the throes of despair or swamped with negative thoughts, it’s tremendously difficult to realize that we possess the power...
Home for the Holidays: Finding Happiness Wherever We Go
Facing an empty nest evokes a flood of unwanted emotions. Uncertainty. Loneliness. Boredom. Fear, despondency, and, at times,...
Happiness or Contentment? Let’s find out!
As a transpersonal life and career coach, I deal with a number of clients with varying needs, from lapses in self-confidence and...
Finding Peace in Chaos: Three Key Benefits of Meditation
It’s natural to feel overwhelmed, and far too easy to slip into the frenzy that’s so prevalent in our society. The world moves at a...
How to Maintain Your Handle on Community in an Increasingly Modern World
Growing up in the 60s in a small, provincial town in Northern Italy, I had no reason to seek out and define the concept of community. It...
With or Without You: Fatherless Daughters and Finding Strength in the Absence of Parental Guidance
I was named after a scale. I was born in April at a hospital in Italy. Right outside the birthing room, my father spotted a scale. The...
Embracing Quiet for a Better Life
I’m sure you know her: The nervous woman who can’t sit still or tolerate silence. She blasts music when she drives. She turns on the...
Our Overachieving Adolescents: Five Actions Parents Must Take
Recently, I wrote about the price women pay in the pursuit of perfection; today, I’m here to discuss the escalating pressure our children...