Click here to read article on NEWSDAY This year, Christmas Eve and the first night of Hanukkah coincide, which is very rare. My family is excited. The moment I kissed Jeff’s freckled mouth on the dance floor of a Washington, D.C., club, I was electrified. He was a...
CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE ON RACHAEL RAY EVERY DAY “I’ve struggled with weight my whole life,” Liz Josefsberg said while opening her laptop to show me photos of herself 65 pounds heavier. It was my first appointment with the celebrity health and wellness expert and...
CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ON RACHAEL RAY EVERY DAY Although I’m an Italian-Catholic, I’m very aware that Passover is just around the corner. Since I married my husband and we decided to raise our children in his religion, I’ve embraced celebrating the...
Click here to read the article on Brain, Child Summer camp had just begun and it was the first hot day of the year. The air outside looked wavy. I strapped my child into her car seat and kissed her chubby cheeks. She was my third so I’d learned to take the time to do...
Click here to read the piece in full on Sammiches and Psych Meds Important Notes for Middle School “How was middle school orientation?” you asked the other day when I returned. The look of hope in your eager eyes, my sweet girl, was so pure that I had to...
Read article on Huffington Post here “Please keep calm,” said our British pet sitter, “Quigley has run off in the wood but we’ll find him.” We were American expats living in the UK and we were visiting home for the holidays. We hated leaving him behind for the same...