June: Pride month. From two-years-old, my now-grown son would dress in my clothes, sneak into my make-up drawer, and slather himself with colors and lipstick. He ran to avoid the soccer ball, once almost drowned in the ocean and hated sports. He preferred Broadway shows to hanging out with friends. I missed the cues to… Continue Reading
Years ago, in the raw days after shoulder repair surgery, carefully dosing the opioid Dilaudid for pain, I slept, tried to sleep. I tossed this way, miserable in this position, pillows just so in the leather recliner suggested by the surgeon. I turned that way, wincing in that position, propped with cushions as the physical… Continue Reading
I will be helping to facilitate this group. Last year was pretty amazing. May 20 – June 19, 2021led by Linda Anderson Krechwith assistance from Stephanie Beling, M.D. and Susan Young PLEASE JOIN US as we work on Solving the Food Koan together.If you want to develop a more purposeful way of eating, one that supports… Continue Reading
Move more. Stress Less. Eat good food. Great advice for living long and well. Then add the nourishment of what you love, of following your bliss, as mythologist Joseph Campbell urged. Don Doane (my dad called him Donny), the professional trombone player who had suffered a stroke years before, called Dad and said, “I read… Continue Reading
Do you do this? My good pal says, “Doesn’t everyone?” Another friend says, “Don’t we all?” It’s like this. You walk to the mirror feeling like yourself, your True Self, from the inside. Not eighteen, though maybe eighteen if certain music is playing or certain memories woke up with you. But you, smiling you. You… Continue Reading
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