My mother has been saying to me a lot lately. Twice in one week. “I’ve missed you,” Mom says. My husband works her out three times a week, from the other end of the country, by Skype. 30-45 minutes of leg lifty and twisty things that she can do seated in her wheelchair, without removing …
I used to work in an older building which – while it felt reasonably comfortable – had a lot of problems within the walls, which manifested themselves in fire alarms. After 9/11, these problems became more obvious because building management upgraded the fire alarm system, as many NYC buildings did. Our system had whooping sirens …
When I got engaged, my friend Susan took me out for lunch and gave me the best advice I ever got. It was a long time ago, so I may not be remembering accurately, but I think she even tagged this advice as, "A little recommendation that will save your sanity." It was challenging advice …
I have been feeling pretty burnt out lately and I know why. I have not been practicing good self-care. I spend too much time on my phone, doom-scrolling through the news then back again through the same news feed, hoping that the stories have changed, when they haven’t. Playing endless games of online solitaire. I …
I am. Every morning, I wake up at 3 a.m. Sometimes I am able to use meditation techniques to stop ruminating. Sometimes, my mind is racing so much that I can’t stop it, and I toss and turn until the alarm goes off at 4:45. The worst part of this is that my cat senses …
