When I first met my future-husband back in college, I thought he was cute – Then he spoke and I thought, “Oh man, I’m in trouble!” He was from England and his accent made me damn near swoon in the UCLA dining hall. He being a Brit, and I being a native Californian, I naturally read more

One of my favorite things about The Conversation is that Amanda and friends talk about REAL THINGS. Divorce, sex, aging, hardship, rock bottom and challenges. In the self-help world, there can be so much fluff and pretending to be happy that we seem to cease to interact with human beings and instead read more

Will the little lamb be led to the slaughter or up the aisle? According to Middle Eastern standards, I moved into the Spinsterville zip code a good many years ago. This means I should literally bend over backwards to accept ANY kind of marriage offer that comes my way, if I ever get that lucky. read more

Most women who want children hear the tick-tock of a biological clock. So much so that many of our decisions about our life are made according to a made-up timeline that factors in when we need to get married, settle down and get pregnant before we are “too old.” As much as we attempt to read more

As women you have so many unique gifts that uplift and inspire. The world needs you now more than ever. And the dreams you have are planted deep within your heart by Life itself for a reason. Your responsibility is not to make them happen but simply to say “Yes”. Along the journey to your read more

I don’t remember much before I was put in foster care. I remember the face of my birth mother (or birth vessel, as I think of her), people rolling up weed and the smell of vomit in the air. I don’t have a whole lot of good memories at that time. But I could tell read more