Because in Euphoria the men are taking their turn — I’m watching Euphoria right now. People warned me against it because I have a seventeen-year-old daughter. I’ve heard people say that it glorifies drug use and casual sex. …

The evolution of memory — This past week I went to Chicago to spend time with my mother and stepfather. My mother is 80 and my stepfather is 93. About fifteen years ago they moved to a 100-unit apartment a block from the house where I grew up. …

Contemplating the middle ground — For the last year, I have been working as a contact tracer. This is not my life’s passion, it was just a stop-gap job to transition from selling my business. I wanted a job and the pandemic was on in full force so it worked out. About ten months into…

We’re not supposed to stay young — I turned 54 yesterday. As I sat with my eighteen-year-old daughter on the couch I thought to myself, “wow, she has a really long time to live.” …

Goodbye Freckles — Our dog died yesterday. We think Freckles was nine or ten years old. Some of his history is unknown to us so we deduced his age based on what we do know and the vet’s best guess. We also don’t know Freckles’ breed, but we think he was part Shih…

What I can teach my daughter before she flies away. — These days I am intermittently filled with pride and overwhelmed with sadness. I always knew, but never quite believed that this moment would come; that my daughter would grow up. Periodically, I saw it happening. My iPhone reminded me every year of how much smaller she looked the year before…

Welcoming her back home — Last week I talked to my therapist about a feeling I’ve been having lately. I’m on the precipice of something. It’s familiar and foreign at the same time. It’s a feeling I have at work and at home. …

The body really does keep the score — Today I went to see my acupuncturist. I’ve been seeing him for over a decade. Early on in our relationship I determined that he was a true healer. I don’t exactly understand what he does, but it’s magical. I’ve referred countless friends, colleagues, and former students to him and everyone…

I learned it in a dream — Several years ago I did a year-long energy mentorship with an integrative doctor. To this day, I consider her to be one of my greatest teachers. Over the course of that year (and beyond), my teacher helped me to understand energy, intuition, and the power of the universe. The first…