5 tips to help your aging brain (how to help a loved one with dementia)A dear friend of mine is slowly watching the demise of her father, who's been suffering the excruciating disease of dementia. This letter...
Preparing for SurgeryThere’s a lot you can do prior to getting surgery, from preparing your body for the inevitable tissue trauma that occurs (no matter how...
The Return of the LightSeveral years ago I ditched the New Year's Resolution list. My life was already filled with too many “shoulds”. I replaced it with this...
3 tips for the winter bluesAutumn here in the Northeast is passing quickly. With daylight savings it’s already dark when many of us are ending our work days or the...
the day that changed our lives forever 9/11. I was visiting home on Long Island for the week, a short break from naturopathic medical school that had just begun on the west...
people pleasing & letting goTwo sides of the same coin. My biggest challenge and biggest breakthrough has been when I let go of the desire to be taken seriously by...
swimming deer & the poetry of the momentThis morning on my run alongside the mighty Hudson River, I was contemplating the feeling of being stuck. Being stuck creatively - and...