Years ago, I immigrated to California with not much more than a prayer in my pocket and the promise of a new life awaiting me in the arms of a man I had fallen in love with. I was young. I was savvy. I was head over heels. I was either brave or crazy, or both.
I boarded a flight in Milan ... Views: 1824
Years ago, I immigrated to California with not much more than a prayer in my pocket and the promise of a new life awaiting me in the arms of a man I had fallen in love with. I was young. I was savvy. I was head over heels. I was either brave or crazy, or both.
I boarded a flight in Milan ... Views: 1127
If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I recently had the pleasure of spending several weeks in Europe. My days were bright and beautiful, full from morning to night. I ate gelato with my daughter in Rome. I traveled to the countryside, visited glorious museums, reconnected with old ... Views: 956
Several years ago, I read Naomi Wolf’s groundbreaking book, The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. It’s a provocative, intelligent, and compelling read. It also confirmed several of my fears—namely, that our culture’s obsession with maintaining youth, beauty, and ... Views: 1416
It goes without saying that divorces are intricately complicated and intensely personal. They can be necessary or unwanted; devastating or invigorating. Regardless of the reasons why a couple elects to divorce, or the range of emotions it can produce, it’s a life changing experience that ... Views: 1405
We’ve heard it time and again: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. But how true is this sentiment?
Esteemed psychologists Jean Baker Miller and sociologist Carol Gilligan—who were at the forefront of gender studies in the 70s and 80s—conducted a number of studies to examine the ... Views: 931