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We Can Do So Much Better Than Spread Handmaid’s Tale Memes
To all those who care about women’s rights, I have a favor to ask: Please stop spreading The Handmaid’s Tale memes. You know, those ones...
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May 24, 20225 min read


The Melee of Motherhood
I’m not a fan of using militaristic terms and even try to avoid using gun terminology that’s woven into idioms. But ironically, it’s...
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Aug 25, 20213 min read


Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Generation
“Liam got his period,” my middle-school-aged daughter casually mentioned. That was about five years ago, and it was the first time my...
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Jul 14, 20214 min read


Don’t Box Us In
Overheard at the doctor’s office recently: “Do you identify as Caucasian or non-Caucasian?” A secretary was screening a patient over the...
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Jun 14, 20215 min read


Becoming People Who Embrace Race
In my recent post (Don’t Box Us In), I explored a subtle way our society perpetuates a sense of racial division, which had me wondering...
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Jun 14, 20212 min read


Love Makes All Things Better
Picture the type of person you think represents society’s worst enemy today. Is it a Wall Street hedge fund manager? Proud Boy Q-Anon...
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Feb 13, 20214 min read


The Illusion of Progress
Do you ever have dreams so visceral that it takes a while to get grounded in reality once you wake up? When I was about 13 years old, one...
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Jun 11, 20206 min read


Planting Ourselves Beyond the Comfort Zone
Growing up far from my big fat Italian roots in Chicago, the only cultural underpinnings that piggybacked into my adulthood were a...
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Oct 9, 20194 min read
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