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The DEI Booklist: Five books to think and act differently
If your reading list looks a little too much like this guy 👇 these titles can change that. In 2018, my self-concept as a diversity and...

Patricia Gestoso
Oct 8, 20226 min read


Boundaries and Borderlines
Finding grace when every sacred pillar is wobbling.

Jean Shields Fleming
Jun 17, 20224 min read


A Question of Time. A Time for Questions
Living with terminal ovarian cancer has forced Kathy Linden to answer some deep, hard - and life affirming questions.

Kathy Linden
May 3, 20227 min read


That's No Lady: A Woman in the Comedy Zone
Amy Veltman has the courage to make you laugh. Here's how she found it. If comedy is your go-to for distracting yourself from the world’s...

Wendy Nelson
Mar 14, 20227 min read


My Pleasure
How do we learn to savor life? By working on our "skills of savoring."

MaRiza Noyama-Zee
Jan 25, 20224 min read


Levels of Pain
Does contempt for women's pain justify substandard healthcare for half of humanity? Asking for a friend.

Patricia Gestoso
Jan 6, 20228 min read


We Can Be Heroes
This new year, I’m betting on ridiculous hope. Baseless, naïve, foolish – that's the stuff.

Jean Shields Fleming
Dec 31, 20213 min read


Living in the Present Tense
Returning to "real life" after six months in France, Wendy Nelson is determined to find joie de vivre in New England.

Wendy Nelson
Dec 18, 20216 min read


The Gift of Being Available
Trying for - and not getting - a big job might just open the door for new possibilities.

Julia McCray-Goldsmith
Dec 10, 20214 min read


The Shed
A room of one's own does not have to be limited by the rules of physical space.

Joanne Harris
Nov 11, 20216 min read


Rebirth
When a husband and a daughter die, how to you make room love again? A trip to Peru opens the door.

Sallie H. Weissinger
Oct 21, 202110 min read


Family is the Story We Tell
We all have ideas about what will make us happy. And then we live the astonishing lives we are given.

Sage Cohen
Oct 14, 20212 min read


The Fire and the Fury
Fire is not a season. Let's stop pretending that climate change is a myth and act like we care. Now.

Jean Shields Fleming
Aug 11, 20215 min read


A Love Worth Fighting For
Constructive conflict can strengthen your relationships. Here's how. I don’t know about you, but for me conflict never felt safe. It...

MaRiza Noyama-Zee
Aug 4, 20218 min read


Drop the L Bomb
Love is a force, not a feeling. Release it and see what happens.

Jean Shields Fleming
Jul 30, 20213 min read


Don't Ask
What I need is a jolt of Thelma and Louise. I want them back, their skin creased from all that sun, their arms a little saggy.

Debi Goodwin
Jul 14, 20215 min read


La Sandía
I've had good margaritas in my day, and it seemed possible to restore some dignity to the old gal one sip at a time.

Antonia Helios
Jul 14, 20212 min read


Le Fast Food
After months of waxing elegiac about eating ridiculously well in France, it's time to eat le fast food.

Wendy Nelson
Jul 7, 20218 min read


Holly & Me
Daring to dream bigger, with a little help from Truman Capote and Mademoiselle magazine.

Jeannette Brown
Jun 30, 20213 min read


Driving Spirit: An Interview with Rally Race Car Driver Renée Brinkerhoff
Rally driver Renée Brinkerhoff on competing in a man’s world, risking it all, and saying yes to big, wild desires.

Jean Shields Fleming
Jun 16, 202114 min read
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