Identities

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...