As I sat across the table and looked at the blank stare on my friend’s face, I knew once again I had lost someone. It was sad. She didn’t understand, and how could she? It was like explaining the color red to someone who had been blind their whole life. I had just told her read more

Before you get pregnant (and even when you first become pregnant, for the first time), you have visions of what it’ll be like. You see yourself swelling up and wearing tent-like maternity clothes — this much you expect. You dream of the many pints of Ben & Jerry’s you’ll get to devour, read more

Are we a generation that is enslaved by technology? I am guilty of it, you are guilty of it. We are all guilty of it; the inane, constant checking of smart phones, the perpetual updating, sharing, clicking and the constant beeping. Yes, I use Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, eBay and hotmail dutifully read more

update 1.7.13: DES Daughters Seek to Hold Eli Lilly Accountable for Breast Cancer in Historical Trial On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at 9:00 a.m., the attorneys of Aaron Levine & Associates will make their opening statement on behalf of DES Daughters in the first historic DES breast cancer trial read more

Recently, I was at dinner having a conversation with a close friend who told me that she “felt different at a very early age.” She had her first crush as she entered puberty, during that awkward phase; she had just gotten her period and her face was totally breaking out. Her crush was on the read more

We identify with the world a million ways each day, but none so powerfully — for better or for worse — as what we say about ourselves. How we identify ourselves can either facilitate complete and permanent transformation, or keep us from ever fully realizing our gifts, talents and ability to read more