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The ride is so, SO worth the hard emotions and even in the final most devastating moments, the characters are fucking hilarious. Like, shockingly, bawdily funny. These are the friends who can't be allowed to sit next to each other at serious events because they'll giggle and misbehave and it's a pleasure to watch them sit together through the MOST serious thing that could happen and giggle and misbehave.

I've been hearing that magical shift that happens after forty for decades. I had friends who swore once they turned forty, they stopped...

(Variations of this essay were awarded the 2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest Adult Author Category – Third Prize and 2019 Erma...

Yesterday when I was working in the O.R., I was asked to explain the plot of the movie "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once," in one...

We had our first marriage counseling session today. I was nervous (see previous fear rant) and skeptical as the therapist the online...

I have advised a lot of other people to do marriage counseling over the years and have even said dumb shit like, "It's a way to keep...

I recently performed the burlesque act that I've been working on for the past few months. The showcase was transformational and the whole...

This morning, while I was pulling up the x-ray image of my child's broken bone on my phone, I'm certain the orthopedic surgeon glimpsed...

I now have video proof of what I look like when dancing topless. It's not great. "Oh, God, that's me?!" BUT I'm trying REALLY hard to see...

The first season of "Girls5eva," a rambunctiously strange romp with a very The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/30 Rock-ish (musical) comedy...

I thought it was just me. It's never just me. My muffin top ate my undies. (My tattoo is a crowned heart- means compassion + power) A...

As I learn more about authenticity and vulnerability I realize how good I am at reflecting other people's sunshine back onto them and...

I recently completed an 8 week writing seminar where they send you a daily prompt and set you up with a partner (that rotates weekly) and...

As I walked out of the house, I hollered, "K, bye, going to Sephora to get all my fancy lady supplies" and my husband called back, "I...

On being 'Wanted' Versus 'Wantable,' and 'Loved' Versus 'Lovable' So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sense of...

As published on The SEAM, 2/22.22

Spoiler alert: No. I was recently interviewing a sex therapist out of Los Angeles for an article I'm writing. I like to drop this into...

10 techniques for eating healthy in the New Year, from an Intuitive Eating Counselor (read the full article and explanation of Intuitive...

A few weeks ago I did a virtual visit with a new PCP so that I could get a refill on my Zoloft. I've been taking the same dose for years...