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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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