As the parent of a now-adult who teaches herself new languages as a hobby while I struggle just to remember a new phone number, I have a fine-tuned comprehension for the fact that some people’s …

“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were meant to stand out?”– Laverne, from the TV sitcom  Empty Nest
There are those moments — sometimes in the dark where no one …

When I talk about sea change,  I am referring to the sometimes subtle shifts in thinking that transform the way you experience yourself and your life.  Sea change, by this definition, is exciting!  It feels …

For kids who are trying to cope with competition from their siblings and maybe for you, too, if you’ve experienced certain kinds of emotional trauma in your childhood, sharing someone they (or you) love and …