vulnerability

  I’ve become slightly obsessed with Monica Lewinsky. Yesterday, I watched her 2015 TED talk, called “The Price of Shame.” This was after listening to actor Dax Shepard interview her on his Armchair Expert podcast a few weeks ago. As…

Sunday, I turned 45. I did what you do on your 45th birthday when you want to prove something: I ran 9 miles, I did a bunch of yoga, and then I posted about it on Instagram. Because obviously. Why not post pictures of yourself doing handstands when you…

  Complexify. Isn’t that a lovely-sounding word? Its meaning, to add complexity, is even better. I know you’re thinking, Wait a minute, isn’t it all supposed to be about simplifying? Isn’t that what every single article is about? What…

I should really stop writing about death. I was going to. I specifically told an editor, “I’m tired of writing about death. I’m going to write about happy things next time.” And then I wrote about death. In fact, I wrote the essay, “Love…

My father-in-law passed away last week. It was expected, but still came a bit sooner than we were ready for. We had just brought in hospice the day before and we were working to get him settled and comfortable. Tuesday just before midnight, my husband,…