Blog Posts

It’s been about two months since my withdrawal to work on some radical self-care and a major attitude adjustment. Apparently, my Spidey...

What happens when your incurable optimism results in profound disappointment? When your Herculean efforts to remain patient and positive...

[I’d just begun reworking this older piece prior to my recent dog walking disaster. There truly are no coincidences. My enthusiastic...

In a typical mid-century Italian American family, introspection was not a thing. Why would you think, let alone talk, about feelings?...

It’s that time again. Discussing anything related to clinical narcissism and narcissistic abuse can make me feel dangerously exposed (not...

No doubt I still have a way to go, but I’m taking a minute to marvel at the distance I’ve traveled emotionally over the past several...

Growing up in my sixties was a full-time job. There was an intense early period in which the insights came so fast and furiously that I...

Until quite recently, I imagined that my convoluted, protracted path towards healing was unique. Surely I was the only one who was so...

What happens when instead of hitting the ground running, as planned, you just hit the ground? If you’re me, you grumble a bit and then...

Until fairly recently, becoming a writer seemed like an unattainable dream to me. The huge “woulda, coulda, shoulda” of my life. The...

About fifteen years ago, I bought and loved Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure, edited by...

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. I’ve shared previously that I’ve always struggled with the holidays to some extent. As the...

As pumpkin spice mania is reaching critical mass and most of the public spaces around me are extravagantly decorated for Christmas...

Until five years ago, the many and varied attempts I’d made to meditate regularly over a period of at least 25 years were all eventually...

This is the first in a series of explorations of the fascinating world of narcissistic abuse by a partner. Before we begin, I want to...

I mentioned in an earlier post that, rather than making resolutions, I’ve decided to adopt a mantra for the year. This year’s inaugural...