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As I walked out of the house, I hollered, "K, bye, going to Sephora to get all my fancy lady supplies" and my husband called back, "I...

On being 'Wanted' Versus 'Wantable,' and 'Loved' Versus 'Lovable' So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sense of...

Spoiler alert: No. I was recently interviewing a sex therapist out of Los Angeles for an article I'm writing. I like to drop this into...

10 techniques for eating healthy in the New Year, from an Intuitive Eating Counselor (read the full article and explanation of Intuitive...

Last week I competed in my eighth or ninth NYCMidnight writing contest. I really enjoy them and have learned a lot over the years writing...

Between my 39th and 40th birthdays, I abstained from alcohol. I realized how much I’d been using it to try to dull anxiety in charged...

A few weeks ago I did a virtual visit with a new PCP so that I could get a refill on my Zoloft. I've been taking the same dose for years...

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but…that's why we're here. First of all, I’ve been searching for a new therapist in fits and...

Last night we had no clean, dry bath towels, so I gave my kids beach towels to use after their showers. I had a twinge of, “Oh, my God,...

So, last week, my Robb and I went to the big island of Hawai'i. We saw an active volcano, lush rainforests, deserts, waterfalls, ALL the...

Ok, so I worked in surgery for over a decade and have always been a cheerleader for it. Now that I've gone under the knife my ownself for...

"Stop jostling me. Why are you jostling me so much?" "No, that sucking isn't right. Try this instead." "I haven't showered in a week, but...

I got a wound vac yesterday on the worst of my two gaping postop boob holes. It's a medical device that maintains constant suction...

GOOD WOMAN, women’s fiction complete at 73,000 words, features the rabid humor of NIGHTBITCH (R. Yoder) and domestic drama and female...

Last Friday I went to a General Surgeon at a wound care clinic. It was something I insisted on, even though the plastic surgeon who did...

Sorry/not sorry that all I can write about lately is my breasts. I'm now fifteen days post-op breast reduction and I have a raging wound...

Here's the weird thing about being the owner of a massive pair of tots: they're extremely uncomfortable, but everyone tells you you're...

Shame resilience (Dr. Brené Brown) is something I think about constantly. To paraphrase, it’s the ability to override that negative shit-nug