Today’s Teen Girls Are Under Pressure
It’s a common headline: We are in the midst of a scary mental health epidemic. It is apparent that stress and anxiety are much more common today than a generation…
Read moreYou Can Live a Full Life After an Eating Disorder
I recently read an advance copy of Living FULL: Winning My Battle With Eating Disorders by Danielle Sherman-Lazar. Particularly as a mom of three daughters, at times this book …
Read more9 Things I Wish I Learned Earlier in Life
A few years ago I was blessed to be welcomed into a group of amazing women. Many of these women are younger than I am (many are the same age…
Read moreThe First Time You Do Anything Is Scary But Exhilarating
I recently took a trip of firsts. I had the opportunity to attend a writer’s retreat (my first) just outside the city of Omaha. Since I had never before been…
Read moreCan There Be Good News About Bad Behavior?
There is one thing that new parents agree on: They have no idea what they’re doing. Even when things start to go smoothly and they think they’ve finally got the…
Read moreAre You Really Saying What You Think You Are?
In Voice Lessons for Parents: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Listen, Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. provides a guide for parents to communicate with their children at…
Read morePlease, Don’t Tell Me I Look Great
I generally don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I believe in setting goals, but making grand declarations just because the calendar changes seems silly to me. That being said, I…
Read moreSavoring the Moments With the “Big Kids”
Nowadays, a few weeks a year have become my “collecting weeks.” With two currently in college, in geographically opposite directions, one an hour and the other five hours away, this…
Read moreHacking Parenthood Is a Useful Handbook for Parents
One of the really fun things about being a writer is meeting other writers and getting to read their work. Last month I got an advance copy of the book,…
Read moreHomeless and Hungry Are Situations, Not People
Yesterday I attended the second annual #RealCollege: A National Convening on College Food & Housing Insecurity. Just about a year ago, I learned that there is a significant issue on…
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