Self Care
How To Tip-Toe In To 2026
If you’re like me, New Year’s resolutions are a no-go. They feel performative, joyless, and doomed by February. They often fail because they center around all or nothing thinking. Big, sweeping changes. Total life overhauls. And most of us are already tired. So...
A Peace Plan for the Holidays
The holidays are magical. And by magical, I mean a seasonal circus that can leave us feeling half-Grinch, half-George Bailey. As moms we exhaust ourselves trying to create memories our families will cherish forever, while simultaneously trying not to lose our...
Hangxiety Happens: A Therapist’s Guide to Understanding It
I heard a new term recently from a very hip Gen Z. HANGXIETY. Of course they came up with a word that’s both clever and painfully accurate. Hangxiety is the combo of hangover and anxiety. It’s the mental and physical disruption that hits when the alcohol wears off...
Love In Motion
The older I get, and the more I watch my kids navigate their own friendships, the more I realize how smart their generation is. They see things we sometimes forget. Recently, while at dinner for Family Weekend, one of my daughter’s besties said something that...
Where Is Our Humanity?
Lately it feels as if every day brings another disturbing headline. I find myself concerned, worried, baffled — and, most of all, deeply sad. We are no longer who we used to be. Just last week, I spoke on the news about the violent images our young people are...
Bleacher Sisters
We met under stadium night lights, often sitting on cold metal bleachers and wearing team colors. We shared rides, warm blankets, and pregame nerves. We shared tears when the scoreboard didn’t go our way, and when it did, we cheered like it was the Super...
Proud to Say I’ve Had Multiple Marriages
I’m coming clean: I’ve had multiple marriages. When I first met my husband, we were young—naive about love but passionate about our future. Life was full of hope, and everything felt possible. Our relationship was easy because life was simple. Then came the...
A 21st Birthday, A Mother’s Heart, and the Power of Adventure
The invitation to join my daughter in Italy for her 21st birthday brought so much more than I ever imagined. It brought the joy of checking things off my bucket list—like seeing the Eiffel Tower sparkle at night, attending mass at Notre Dame, or cruising down the...
Decisions are More Important Than Directions
My daughter, almost a senior in college, asked my advice on something this weekend. My answer was simple. “I trust you to make the right decision for yourself and support whatever you do”. Of course I had an opinion, but when our kids get older it’s important to...
Full Stop or Pay The Price
I got a traffic ticket this week. Ugh!! It’s my first one in over 20 years and it stings. Apparently I came to a rolling stop about two hundred yards from my home on a street I drive everyday. The nice officer who pulled me over told me I needed to come to a stop...
