The day before my wedding, while trying on my dress for any final tweaks, I was nervously and distractedly voicing random worries. My aunt put her hand on my shoulder to pause my anxious energy, looked into my eyes, and shared some invaluable advice. It went…
Stay The Course
This week, I was editing my book chapter entitled “Our Shared Wisdom,” where I relay nuggets of wisdom conveyed by the interviewees from my research on midlife women. Amidst all of their wonderful insights, one particular piece of advice lingered with me for days afterwards: “Stay the course.” The…
Embracing Relationship Over Loneliness
This past weekend, while my husband was in Berkeley helping our daughter Maya move, I happily stayed home alone (well, alone with Nola, our sweet doggie). While I love my husband, I was also looking forward to solo time – undistracted writing time interspersed with…
Embracing Resistances to Growth
Why do so many of us have resistance to things we know deep down are good for us? Why is it so hard, for example, to eat less sugar, wind down those unfulfilling relationships, or speak up when we feel strongly about something? Desire for comfort is an…
To “See” and “To be Seen”
In the Middle
When was the last time you felt really “seen?” When you felt recognized and known by another? I’m asking because just last night I had this very experience at my monthly women’s group, and it is still reverberating in my body. It came about because…
Embracing the Many “Ands” of Midlife
At my recent “Day of Embracing the Middle,” I asked the participants to bring along symbols of their current midlife experience. You know, things like reading glasses, wrinkle cream, or an empty nest image. When the women arrived, I had them place their objects on…
Embracing Nudity (gasp!) in The Middle
Embracing Nudity In the Middle A few weeks ago, my older daughter and I had a “Tara-Mommy Day” at a Korean spa. We were excited to have some time together to hang out in the saunas and steam rooms and to try a signature Korean…
Embracing “Being” Goals
Embracing “Being” Goals Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were awash with joy and ease. In all likelihood, with the beckoning of a new year, many of you have contemplated resolutions. And, if so, it is probably something you aspire to do (i.e., exercise, meditate, begin that…
Ten Tips to Embrace the Holidays
The words “the holidays” are incredibly loaded. Just hearing them can make us freeze in our tracks and automatically start mentally writing our to-do list – the presents, the meals, the hosting, the decorating, the baking, etc. And, as women, much (I daresay most) of…
Lessons from Pumpkin Carving
Early last week, I got a text from my friend Kris inviting the tribe over for a Happy Hour Pumpkin Carving Party. I was thrilled! I love Kris, I adore our tribe and I seldom say no to happy hour. But the pumpkin carving part?…
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