Interviews - Holly Rizzuto Palker

We’re All Stretch Armstrong Dolls: A Conversation with Jessica Grose

I was compelled to read Jessica Grose’s Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood (Mariner, 2022) based on the title alone. As an American mother who raised young children in the United Kingdom for four years, I couldn’t put my finger on the...

Was I the Worst Mother Ever?

An article for Psycom.net. Summer camp had just begun, and it was the first hot day of the year. The air outside looked wavy. I strapped my baby daughter into her car seat and kissed her chubby cheeks. Chelsea was impish and just shy of one year. She looked up at me...

Meet the Staff for Literary Mama

For Literary Mama. As a child, I was fond of telling dramatic stories. In fourth grade, I wrote a one-act play called “Tornado.” Four sisters lost both parents in a devastating natural disaster and were dispersed around the country only to meet up in their 20s at a Broadway audition. I directed….

The Growth is in the Fear: A Conversation with Julia Haart

Julia Haart is the CEO, co-owner, and chief creative officer of the talent media agency Elite World Group. She was the creative director for La Perla and started her own shoe brand a week after escaping from her ultra-Orthodox sect of Judaism, known as “Yeshivishe” or...

What Happens if Anxiety Goes Untreated

Chronic, untreated anxiety is linked to panic attacks, depression, substance abuse, brain fog and other serious issues. Don’t put off treatment. Here is what to know. Read the Entire Article on Psycom.net

Face the Monster: A Conversation with Tiffanie Drayton

Interview for Literary Mama.

Tiffanie Drayton is a journalist whose work has appeared in acclaimed national publications…

Why Are Teens So Tired? How to Amp Up Sleep and Fight Exhaustion (Your Teen for Parents)

Last school year, my 16-year-old kept super late study hours. When I popped into her room to say goodnight, I’d find her analyzing class notes with her friend over FaceTime. I’ve long accepted that her high school study habits differ from mine, so I allowed this...

Connecting to Find Her Voice: A Review of Zibby Owen’s Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature

Zibby Owens’s memoir, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, is the tale of an award-winning podcaster, publisher, and media company CEO weathering hardships that many of us have faced — the loss of loved ones, suffering through depression, and navigating a...

On Being a Teen Sleep Advocate: A Conversation with Lisa L. Lewis

In 2016, Lisa L. Lewis, a parenting journalist and mom, wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times called, “Why School Should Start Later in the Day.” It struck a chord with readers so much that it caught the attention of California State Senator Anthony Portantino....

Kids Can Learn to Rap From Home with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Freestyle Love Supreme Virtual Classes

During quarantine, my daughter and I had an incredible experience learning to freestyle through Freestyle Love Supreme Academy. Now the improv troupe is offering virtual summer classes for kids and teens. Click here to read the article on Parents.com PHOTO CREDIT:...

I Tested Positive for COVID-19 When I Went Into Labor And Here’s What Happened

When doctors told me I tested positive for COVID-19 at the hospital, I was shocked. My entire birth plan had to be altered and welcoming my first child was nothing like I imagined. By Donna Magliato, as told to Holly Rizzuto Palker CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN...

WDC 2020 Award Winner – I’m High Risk for Coronavirus, So How Do I Proceed Once the Country Opens?

Even as social distancing rules loosen, life is far from returning to normal, especially for parents with preexisting conditions, pregnant women, and parents home with newborns who are at a higher risk for becoming severely ill from COVID-19. Erin Blute's doctors...