Golden Rule Week: Teaching Empathy & Compassion to Our Kids
Health, Parenting
April 4 through 9 is Golden Rule Week, inspired by a 2005 awareness exhibit entitled A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People.
This award winning exhibit still tours the country spreading a message of peace and reciprocity.…
7 Happy Foods to Elevate Your Mood
Diet & Nutrition, Health
Do happy foods exist? Can eating them make you happy? We’re not talking about the temporary comfort of curling up on the couch with a half-gallon of ice cream and a spoon.
Researchers have long documented links between food and mood—there…
French Kids Eat Everything: Our Kids Can Too!
Diet & Nutrition, Health
From my years living in France, and being married to a Frenchman, I know a few things about the French and their love of food. They love fresh fruits and vegetables purchased at the marchées. They like food in season. They enjoy long meals…
Finding Solitude in a Frenzied World
Empowerment, Health
Only in solitude do we find ourselves: and in finding ourselves, we find ourselves in all our brothers in solitude. —Miguel de Unamuno
We live in a world of noise and to-do lists, surrounded by people who need us: our children, partners,…
Self-Esteem: How I Went From Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan
Empowerment, Health
UPDATED August 1st, 2016
If you’ve ever wondered how a good looking, successful woman could suffer from poor self-esteem, the answer may lie in her childhood. I am living proof of that, and fortunately evolved from an insecure young girl…
Pet Loss: Losing Our Beloved Lucky Dog
Health, Parenting
Losing a pet is like losing a beloved family member. I would know. I recently lost Lucky, my canine companion of 14 years.
When Lucky came to our family he was about 6 weeks old, and I could hold him in the palms of both hands. He was rescued…
To Have or Not to Have Another Baby?
Health, Parenting
Before women are married, many of us have an idea of how many children we want to have. I had always said I wanted to have four kids. (in retrospect, I feel that was a crazy thought!) Then I had my son; my beautiful son who didn’t sleep…
Celebrate Girl Scouts Power!
Empowerment, Health
You know that Girl Scout Cookies are tasty, but did you know that they’re the bedrock of the largest girl-led business in the world? That’s right: a hundred and one years after its first meeting, the Girl Scouts are—and always have been—all…
Body Image: How to Love Your Body Just the Way it Is
Empowerment, Health
Who hasn’t felt bummed at the supermarket checkout, reading headlines and admiring those “after” pictures for Get a Great Summer Body in Just 3 Weeks articles. The woman in the photo spread didn’t go on a diet to look like that and…