In the throes of the holiday season, it’s easy to generalize when you’re asked (over and over again) what you’re thankful for this year. I know I’m prone to saying something like My wonderful…
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This is the time of year when people start pondering their new year’s resolutions. As the old year begins to wind down, we start looking ahead at a blank calendar–a whole year filled with…
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Last fall, my son asked if he could interview me for a class project. The assignment, as he explained it to me, was to interview “a powerful woman.” It’s hard to turn down a…
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Ever since the wave of #Metoo narratives began maing its way across social media, I’ve been having lots of conversations about what “counts” as sexual harassment. It’s probably not surprising that women have a…
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Last week I came across this beautiful thought. It’s an excerpt from the Our Appoinment with Life, a book of Buddhist teachings translated by Thich Nhat Hanh. Do not pursue the past. Do not…
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We’re all survivors in one way or another–that’s why we’re still here. Perhaps you’ve survived a serious illness. Or an unexpected change of career. Or the breakup of a long relationship. No matter what…
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I’ve been pretty lucky in my life: I’ve had a lot of really good advisors. Some of them were thrust into that role through obligation (my parents, for instance.) Others just took it upon…