9 Ways to Make Someone’s Day and Change the World
Let’s face it, the world can seem pretty pathetic. From our news reports to our Facebook feeds, it seems everyone hates everyone, we’re all going to die of cancer and war is going to break out any...
View ArticleThe Fabulous Lives of People on Facebook. It’s Bullsh%t.
Social media’s 15 seconds is about up, no? We kid, we kid, as anyone with an ounce of sense knows that this mode of communication is here for good … for better or for worse. We see the better all the...
View ArticleToo Busy for Meditation? Think Again! (Or Better Yet, Think Less and Just...
Many people like the idea of meditation but they just don’t know how to start. “I’ll do it later, when I’m less stressed,” they say. This excuse, ironically, is exactly why they need to start now. Not...
View ArticleWant to Make a Huge Change? Do it Differently
From our relationships to our parenting styles, it’s not uncommon to fall into a rut. I was there myself about a year ago. It was during a moment of desperation… alone in my bed… that I finally picked...
View ArticleOn Embracing Failure
It was so interesting for me to watch Pope Francis make the rounds the other week, as so much of my persona is rooted in Catholicism. Sadly, that’s not necessarily a good thing. I was just talking to a...
View ArticleThey Have Guns But We Have Flowers
Sorry, terrorists, but we’ll always have Paris. Always. Paris isn’t a place as much as it is an indomitable spirit. It hurts so much to see the City of Lights in such turmoil but, at the same time, I...
View ArticleFinding The Courage Of Your Convictions
You’ve seen the posts on Facebook and the like about how life actually gets better for women once we are in our 30s and 40s. By the frequency of the posts, it almost seems like we’re trying to convince...
View ArticleIt Takes A Village
As the saying goes, “It takes a village,” and this is usually in reference to parenting. This past week, my village lost its idiot—me. My husband was taken to the hospital for a very serious G.I. bleed...
View ArticleMarriage Issues? Meditation is Your Answer!
If you’re like every other married person on the planet, there’s a decent shot that sometimes your relationship isn’t amazing. I know… I know… it wasn’t supposed to be like this. But somewhere between...
View Article10 Ways to Keep From Killing Everyone This Holiday Season
So it’s that time of the year again when stress is higher than the maraschino cherries on Aunt Sally’s fruitcake. And, well, you’re feeling just as nutty. Stop the sleigh ride! It’s not too late to...
View ArticleGirlfriends (A Note to your Daughters)
I’ve written about this before on my blog but it bears repeating – navigating the female friendship can be super tricky. For years, I opted out of them nearly altogether and only hung with guys to...
View Article7 Ways to Tell It’s Time for a Career Change
We’ve all been there; stuck in a role you know isn’t for you, or one you’ve clearly grown out of. Sometimes you’re not sure how you got there or why you stay. Maybe it’s the security, or maybe it’s...
View ArticleWhy, As Women, Do We Always Apologize?
I recently stumbled upon an article about how women apologize at a much higher rate than men because they are more likely to feel badly about their behavior, use it to fill the space when they speak or...
View Article7 Things I Refuse to Do This Holiday Season
Call me a Grinch, but after 45 Christmases (the past 13 being spent as a mom and most responsible sibling gracious sister and daughter) there’s so much I love about this time of year. But there’s also...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Write A Letter To My Younger Self
I see a lot of posts about people writing to their younger selves and what people might say. More importantly, what they’d advise their younger selves to do. I think about that a lot, as I’ve made a...
View Article10 Things Every Happy Couple Does Every Day
Being in a relationship is kind of like having an awesome body. We all might want one, but to really achieve it, we have to do the work. We have to go about our unions like an athlete with discipline,...
View ArticleSave Your Ass, Not Your Face, For an Amazing 2016
Being in your mid-forties is kind of like having a car with 100,000 miles on it. On one hand, you really know how to drive it. You are able to utilize most of the gadgets and have all your favorite...
View ArticleResolutions We Can All Try
It’s that time of year again. People start filing up your Facebook feeds with photos of their meal replacement shakes and salmon with broccoli. And you can’t find a fucking parking spot at the gym to...
View ArticleStop Shoulding All Over Yourself in 2016: 4 Pieces of Crap that Works!
I’ve written blogs and magazine articles for women for almost a decade, and the one thing that stands out more than anything else is the pressure women feel to do more. “I really should exercise every...
View ArticleHer Kid Has Tourettes and She’s Happily Ticked Off About It: A Book About...
When her son was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, a disorder that causes involuntary vocal and physical tics, Produced TV, magazine and blog writer Andrea R. Frazer sunk into overwhelming despair at...
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