Last month when I was in Costa Rica I got locked on my hotel balcony after dark. Thankfully I had my cell phone on me so I was able to...

The ongoing coverage of the coronavirus is ubiquitous, yet while we were sleeping, 22 unsuspecting people died in a tornado in Tennessee....

I’ve built a business based on the ideals of wellness and transformation. I did this knowing that, generally speaking, people are...

In the wake of Valentine's Day and the glorification of romantic love, I've been thinking about friendships. Romantic relationships are...

I went to my very first writing workshop a little over two weeks ago. The instructor said something that really stayed with me, “when it...

It’s the first week of February. Just enough time has passed for most New Year’s resolutions to have been conveniently forgotten until...

Intellectually we all know we will die one day. We don’t know how or when. Even today is a possibility. Most of us don’t want to die. Not...

In a society that prides itself for openness, it fascinates me that in 2020 people are often surprised when I tell them my age, political...

It feels like the past few days have been a whirlwind of emotions for me. My dad’s been sick for awhile now and I’m heading back to NYC...

My daughter looked at me about a week ago in a moment of unanticipated empathy and said, “mom you’ve been through a lot this past year.”...

When I was growing up my family used to call me Tricia. In elementary school the kids called me Patricia. By the start of high school I...

Today is Christmas Eve. There are very few occasions that are considered so significant that the day before is nearly as revered as the...

I’ve been a bit of a Grinch at Christmas for a few years now. Although I’ve spent most of my life as a Christian, Christmas has always...

It occurred to me today that the upcoming new year is not only a new decade but also a repeater. The last repeaters would have been 1818...

I can’t believe December is here and we’re facing the turn of not just another year, but another decade. It’s so cliché, but where does...

I have four journals at the side of my bed. I don’t write in them every day but they all have a story. As a child I remember having a...

A few days ago I reached for something in my laundry room and a purple candle tray fell to the floor and shattered. First off, I was...

I saw a meme on social media the other day that said, “You can’t talk butterfly language with caterpillar people.” I reposted the meme...

I’ve been thinking about what it means to be and have enough. For the past month, I’ve been writing affirmations and sharing them on...

I had the opportunity to teach yoga over the weekend at a fundraiser for a local farm animal sanctuary. It was an experience I’ll never...