Like many of you, I was riveted this past week watching the story coming out of Cleveland unfold. The rescue of three young women who had been held hostage for ten years by a brutal perpetrator is both utterly surreal and devastatingly sad. It is virtually impossible to integrate the details of this story. The [...]
Everybody has a different concept of family. I was reminded of this after a recent trip to California where virtually our entire brood gathered to spend a long weekend. As it turns out, the weekend was certainly longer for some of us than for others. Even within the same core family unit, you will find [...]
‘I need a mental health day,’ I thought to myself in the late afternoon. This desperate impulse came after the last in a series of indignities, mounting responsibilities and frustrations surrounding work, travel and family. I was standing in line, waiting for coffee, when I realized my breathing was a little too shallow and my [...]
A lot of hay has been made this week in reaction to the release of Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, “Lean In.” As appears to be the case whenever any notable woman tries to impart a few kernels from her experience, Ms. Sandberg has been met with a range of zealous responses—from impassioned support to bitter [...]
In the PBS Documentary that premiered this week called, Makers: Women Who Make America (about the history of feminism in this country), Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of Yahoo! and the 14th most powerful business woman in the world (according to Forbes) said that she does not consider herself a feminist. In her brief interview, [...]
Sarah Brysk Cohen, owner of Blossom and Branch, is obsessed with flowers. She has been working in flower shops on the cutting edge of floral design, from New York to California, for 20 years and opened the Blossom and Branch studio in Brooklyn, New York in 2009. Her designs have been featured in various online and print [...]
I love my wonderfully magnificent husband. He loves me right back. Today, however, I will not be receiving anything heart-shaped from Kay Jewelers. We will not be spending $250 on dinner at a restaurant where we typically eat for less than half that price. Although it is entirely possible that I will gorge myself on [...]
Sometimes it is really hard to be a Liberal. Lately, some of my doggedly-held values around social justice and being part of a diverse community have been challenged. I am learning that when you become responsible for sending a small person out into the world, it can lend a highly specific perspective to what were [...]
