October 10th…World Mental Health Day…Also My Son’s Birthday Eve
On this day in 2005, I was 37 weeks pregnant. It was one of those 90+ degree October days we sometimes get in Southern California, and when I entered the…
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The Is Us; 2017
One year ago today I hit publish on “a little project” I’d been working on. Today I went back and read the post that started what has become an incredible…
Pasta – With a Side of Perspective and Persistence
A dyslexic, an Aspie and their mother are sitting around a table… That almost sounds like the start of a bad joke. But it isn’t. It was dinner time in…
Me and My Shadow
Several months ago, I developed a habit of getting up early in the morning and walking. I take the same route every day – just a little over 2 miles…
It’s Okay to Cry
We’re in Philadelphia for a few days. As we walked around near Independence Hall today, we spotted this… As my son walked past it he said, “Sometimes you have to…
If Not Here, Then Where?
I’ve lost count of the number of hours I have spent in the waiting rooms of doctors, therapists, and specialists in the past 2 years. I would wager that the…
The Letter I Delivered Today
The premise of this blog is that we all – every single person – faces internal challenges, struggles and obstacles. That is reality. I started back in April writing about…
The Day My Son Discovered My Blog
A few weeks ago, I was honored to have a piece I wrote for the blog about the realities of anxiety and panic attacks in children, republished on the incredible website The Mighty**.…
