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“Me? Pursue a new career mid-life? That’s what young people do.” “There’ll be nothing for me to do if I…

Early in my sophomore year of college, I was taking an organic chemistry test. Halfway through the exam, a classmate…

Arguably, being a parent is the most challenging and important job a person can have; it’s a position unlike any…

Last fall, which was early Spring in South America, my husband and I went on an “expedition” in Patagonia, on…

The following by John Steinbeck supports a well-lived life. “Greatness lies in the one who triumphs equally over defeat and…

Anxiety, burnout, and emotional exhaustion are at historic highs. As Americans feel increasingly pessimistic about the future, the pressure to…

The 2019 miniseries on FX, Fosse/Verdon, about the eternally linked lives of director Bob Fosse and actress Gwen Verdon, highlights…

“Does your hearing loss hurt?” a friend once asked. I appreciated the question. It showed care and curiosity. The answer,…

“Enlightenment.” “Awakening.” The words can be used interchangeably to mean a permanent shift in how the brain operates. It is…

Somewhere between six and seven million years ago, our ancestors began walking upright, and the advantages were considerable: Freed from…