Attitude is everything? Not really. But it helps.
The Quick Fix: Women and Antidepressants
I’m late to this article on Huffington Post Women, addressing statistics on antidepressant use among women. According to data cited by reporter Katherine Bindley: one in four women is dispensed medication for a mental health condition, compared to just 15 percent of men While I find the content of this column worthy of discussion (do […]
Making a Difference
We look up and wonder where the years have gone. We glance at pictures, at our lanky teens, at our own furrowed brows reflected in the mirror and we feel the weight of our years. Midlife isn’t what we once envisioned. Then again, it just may be better. There may be new opportunities, if we’re […]
Body Politic: How Our Bodies Look Vs. How We Use Them
A UK study suggests that women prefer food to sex. Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised.
The FAT Issue
In 1978, a book hit the market that continues to be discussed from time to time, and I wish we were discussing it more often. “Fat Is a Feminist Issue” was written by Susie Orbach, and it’s still relevant today. Possibly, more than ever. My mother was obese, which is defined as 20% over normal […]
It Bears Repeating: Say Yes, And Keep Saying Yes
Dating dilemmas, dating solutions.
We May Not Live By Bread Alone, But. . .
Thick, freshly baked artisan bread, filled with whole grains and seeds, a slight taste of honey, nothing artificial – and so much more satisfying than the packaged wheat I used to purchase, that now tastes – to me – like cardboard. Organically grown red potatoes, organically grown Roma tomatoes, organically grown red leaf, and spinach, […]
Four-Minute Mom
My firstborn has called several times since college started, when he chooses, and just to chat. I never know when his number will pop up on my cell, but it’s every few weeks or so, and always a pleasure. As for my younger, it’s been a different story. I told myself there would be no […]
False Front on the Sexual Front?
The fine line between sexing it up and false advertising.
Emotional Stagnation: The Cost of Doing vs Not Doing
Fighting inertia… with an insistence on change.