In an age of despair, talking about Barbie still matters
The trajectory of online outrage is fairly predictable at this point. A thing happens. A bunch of people get upset. A different bunch of people criticize the first bunch for … Read more
Women’s Health
Stop letting PTO Anxiety burn you out
Despite the hot tub-like oceans, summer is indeed winding its way down as we speak. My own calendar is already packed with back-to-school events. The beach vacation I took several … Read more
When will women’s pain be believed?
I knew as soon as I saw my doctor adjust his glasses and furrow his eyebrows that something wasn’t right. I tried to dismiss my worry and turn my attention … Read more
When mom falls apart
My chair is angled toward her at the large oval table, my feet dangling several inches from the floor. I use my nail to pick at the veneer, keeping my … Read more
Follow the flow: Using your menstrual cycle to optimize your productivity
Last week, I fully intended to sit down and write the piece you’re reading, but I just couldn’t seem to get beyond a blank screen. This happens, of course. I … Read more
Staying in the stillness
It started at breakfast. I would slurp my surgary cereal and read the back of the cereal box all the way down to the number you should call if you … Read more
Why we feel more mom guilt than ever and how to transform it
Every parent has a least favorite task to do with their kids. I have more of a top ten, but there is no question that haircuts rank at the very … Read more
Does dieting make you a bad feminist?
A clinician and writer that I follow online published a post this morning that said, “Feminism that criticizes women who choose to lose weight because doing so helps them feel … Read more
Is it ADHD? Or one of these seven things?
The other day, I walked from my kitchen to my bedroom to do something and by the time I reached my destination, the task in my mind had evaporated. And … Read more
Why You Feel Like an Impostor, And the Rest of Us Do Too
It used to surprise me. I’d be sitting in a therapy room with a VP at a multinational company and she would describe the exact same phenomenon that I’d heard … Read more
Does a maternal instinct actually exist?
He was laying on my chest, this globular little human covered in undefined fluids, and I just stared at him with my mouth agape. I knew he’d just emerged from … Read more