The Price We Pay For Perfection: 5 Ways to Let Go of Unrealistic Goals
Like many baby boomers, I spent a large part of my life striving for perfection. I was determined to be a consummate professional, a...
National Suicide Prevention Week, and Our Responsibility to Our Loved Ones
A few weeks ago, The Guardian published a spellbinding and devastating piece on suicide. In “A Brother in Trouble,”...
The Danger of Silencing Our Intuition: What Tragedy Can Teach Us About Ourselves
I thought I was cured. I thought I was whole. After several years of intensive psychotherapy, I had at long last come to terms with my...
Writing a Memoir? 5 Titles To Assist You in the Process
Writing a memoir presents a world of challenges. We’re asked to filter through our memories and plumb painful parts of our past. We’re...
5 Lessons We can Learn from the Saga of Vodka Samm
By now, most people know perhaps more than they would like about Vodka Samm, the 22-year old University of Iowa student who was arrested...
Spaghetti Sancho Panza
This is the fourth of the ten recipes my paternal Grandma Nonna Rita, made regularly for my Nonno Attilio and me. For EVERY KIND of pasta...
Approaching Disagreements with Dignity: Further Tips on How to Handle Arguments
I’m a big believer in the old adage that everyone tries their best. In turn, I try to do my best to always be kind to everyone. After...
Our Obsession with Beauty and How to Unchain Ourselves from Perpetuating Unattainable Ideals
Several years ago, I read Naomi Wolf’s groundbreaking book, The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. It’s a...
Weathering Conflict with Compassion: A Few Key Thoughts on Maintaining Positive Relationships
I like to visualize the whole of our beings as something akin to the trunk of an old tree. The outer layer—or bark, if you will—chips...
Grandma easy, fun recipes: Pollo alla Cacciatora
This week, I am posting the third of the ten recipes my paternal Grandma Nonna Rita, made regularly for my Nonno Attilio and me. Below...