Sleep: Every Modern Parent’s Fantasy

I remember the feeling, the sheer desperation coursing through me as I woke up, as mothers do, anticipating her cry from the co-sleeper next to our bed. I...

Grassroots Awareness

At lunch with publishing wheeler-dealers discussing the state of affairs in women’s mental health, a soft-spoken pregnant woman seated to my left turned to me and said:...

My sordid past

My patients look at me with a mixture of incredulity and disbelief when I try to explain that I’ve been there. I was raised on modern Italian food – pasta, lasagna,...

A big mouth and a sharp tongue

I was seemingly born with a fire in my belly and a sharp tongue. My mind stays sharp under pressure – maybe it even gets a touch sharper – and I’m...

Tears slipped down my cheeks, each imprinted with wonder. I felt neither sad nor happy. I was in the exhilaration of merging into something grand… sitting squarely in the great...

In Humble Awe of Human Complexity

Eastern wisdom tells us that when we think we know, we don't. But when we admit ignorance, we achieve enlightenment. The most profound part of my departure...

One of my FearlessParent partners, Cornelia, shared this post by Bethany Webster with me, and I found it to be such a profound exploration of the ripple effects of the patriarchal structure we have...

While I have grave concerns about pharmaceuticals, I recognize that as long as we have a choice to engage the medical model, we should be relatively more invested in the involuntary...

There's nothing worse than blaming the victim, right? But what if radical responsibility is the first step towards personal freedom? What if it isn't bad genes, bad luck, that toxic...

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

- Kahlil Gibran

The American Way

Productivity. Certainty. Predictability. Consistency.

These...

"Our Beliefs are our Destiny."

-Mahatma Gandhi

From Brain-Based Medicine to Heart-Based Healing

I’ve always been confident.

Somehow, I feel like I may have been born this way. It...

Does Low Carb = Low Energy?

I have yet to meet a woman on a long-term, low carb diet who is loving life. I’m here to explain why I think this may be the case.

While we have, collectively,...