For You My book is for you.  It doesn’t matter whether you read it or not, it’s still for you.  Don’t look over your shoulder to see who I’m talking to.  It’s you.  Especially you.  Only you.  My book is for the part of you that you hide from most of the world.  Like Beth, and like me, there is so much inside you that you work hard to contain.  Deep in your soul there is fear and longing, compassion and brilliance.  In your battered psyche there are painful open wounds and al...Read More

Have you ever cheated?  Or at least been tempted?  Have you been cheated on?  Most people I know have had some form of all these experiences.  It was interesting to read Gwyneth’s Paltrow’s take on the issue in a recent interview: "I have friends who I love and admire who have had an affair.  When I was younger, I would have said he's a terrible person or she's a terrible person.  But who made these laws?" Do you agree with Gwyneth?  I do.  I don’t think it’s the most unfor...Read More

SEX “So… how many times a week do you do it?” Is anyone you know bold enough to ask that question in a group? It happens once in a while when I’m with girlfriends and I love it, especially when the truth serum of alcohol is involved. I’m rarely the one with the courage to ask, but I’m always grateful to whoever did. Answers I’ve heard recently ranged from, “can’t even remember the last time, about three months ago,” to “once each night and twice every morning.” And I kid...Read More

Happily Ever After? Though my wedding day was nearly 20 years ago, I remember almost every moment of it as if it were last week.  Wait, I don’t actually remember much from last week.  Scratch that analogy.  But seriously, as corny as it sounds my wedding day was one of the happiest days of my life.  I was just 24 years old, blissfully unaware of the fact that I was in the very age group of women getting married (20-24) who are statistically most likely to eventually get divorced. While...Read More

The Elusive Happiness Factor: A Conversation For Women (and men who want to know what women really think) Are you happy?  Are your girlfriends happy?  Why or why not?  Let’s explore what leads to happiness as well as discontent among women of all ages.  It might surprise you.  I’ll walk you through some of the research and share my personal thoughts and experiences.  Here are some of the questions I want to explore with you:  Does marriage make us happier or more dissatisfied and dis...Read More