Because I'm the Mom

Complicated Grief? Stop pathologizing my pain.

Midlife Marital Meltdown: Your marriage–and your life–feel over. Let the grief relief begin.

Do some women have an internal Suicide Exclusionary Clause because of their kids?

When Bad Marriages Happen to Good Women Or When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages -- What to do when it all comes undone

Stop the Grief Shaming! Mourn at your own pace.

Why can't we grieve in peace?

'Not Cancer.' Now what?
How can we extend the grateful post-good-news buzz? The waiting is over. You escaped the bad news this time. 'Not Cancer.' Or 'Not Whatever the Dreaded Thing You Feared You Had.' Now what? Groceries or Gratitude?

Suddenly thirsty. Get water. Resist urge to Google “extreme thirst is a symptom of…” Return call to Mom saying: 'I can’t talk now I’m WRITING ON DEADLINE!' Wonder why Mom doesn’t support my writing career. Remember Mom totally supports my writing career. Remember I’m 48. Why do I care what my Mom thinks about my career, which she supports.
Lunchtime already?

Depressed by the 'Happiness' fetish?

Dump the Bucket List! This midlife birthday is not about what I want TO DO. It's about what I want TO FEEL.
Let's get this party started with an All-I-Can-Wish-Birthday-Buffet-List for the next half of this wild ride - where the company, language, feelings, and fish will be raw.

Forget doomed second marriage stats. Post-divorce midlife love is the best!

Is Facebook watching out for our kids or just watching them?

When a newly engaged millennial asks for advice on "everything you know" about marriage, where do you begin?

Can a mother/daughter ever be truly lonely living among the past and future versions of herself?

Impatient in Waiting: Can waiting for (fill-in-blank-with-terrifying-health-scare) results be an opportunity?

Animal Behavior

Study Confirms What Wives Know: Dogs More Comfort Than Men

Pamela Cytrynbaum on January 5, 2014

Study Exposes Marital Secret: The emotional inadequacy of husbands and the healing love of a good dog.

Study Exposes Marital Secret: The emotional inadequacy of husbands and the healing love of a good dog.

Awaking from a Grief Coma: What does healing from 'complicated grief' actually look like? Can you heal unconsciously?

What it's like on the wrong end of a heart transplant.

For an anxiety addict, what happens when the very worst happens? What's an anxious mind to do? How did this one get past my supersonic, hypervigilant anxiety radar? I thought I had played out every possible loss, every scenario, all of the potential wolves and Nazis at the door. Never saw this one coming.

Running With Grief: Can moving your body alter your mind and heal your heart?