Once again, here we are, in the long dark freeze of winter. We’ve passed the winter solstice, celebrated our holidays, and it’s almost...

Ladies, how are you holding up? Seriously, are you as tired as I am? Holy Shit. I. Am. Tired. And we're only halfway through the holiday...

In my last blog, I shared my hopes for my soon-to-be empty nest. In case you missed it, here’s a little recap. My youngest daughter is...

2022 is well on its way. How are you doing? I'm about to cross the final threshold of an empty nest and want to share some of my...

The launching of a ship, the start of each new voyage or the first step of an adventure, begins with an idea, dream, wish, or plan. No...

Each year during the holidays, my daughters and I watch Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings films as a binge-marathon. It might seem...

I just spent three out of the last five weekends helping my daughter move back to Sacramento. Let me just say I'm exhausted. She lived on...

I had hoped that this summer, the world would calm down. Nope. For me, this has been a summer of deep joy and desolate disappointment....

In the film The Wizard of Oz, the good witch Glinda tells Dorothy that she had the power to go home all along. It was within her all the...

This week, on Saturday, it's the official arrival of Spring! Hail and well met, after a dark and difficult winter. Throughout winter,...

Happy International Women's Day! This year's theme is Challenging Inequity. Well, that is a timely topic considering the Pandemic has...

It’s been nearly a year since we here in CA went into our first Covid-19 lockdown. Wow, what a year. I'm not going to recap all the...

Through myth, for thousands of years, women's lives have been represented in three life stages, Maiden, Mother, and Crone. These three...

How was your Valentine's Day? It's the holiday that may trigger ambivalence in even the most romantic women among us. From grade school...

How are you sleeping? My sleep this week has been memorable. Overflowing with dreams of fantastic creatures, impossible places, and deep...

When my brothers and I were young, our Mom would make us Christmas Candles. It was a white taper that she marked with 24 horizontal...

In a year like 2020, the holiday season could be one of a few things, a terrific distraction, a welcome refuge, a massive disappointment,...

Empty nest is a rite of passage that some can see coming, and others think, "I can't wait!" until it sneaks up on the most independent . . .

I'm hearing from my clients, friends, and colleagues that the baseline energy running under our culture is amping up, despite pandemic...