If you were to google the phrase “the universe got your back,” chances are you’d find it in innumerable blogs. It’s a reassuring oft repeated mantra, and it’s usually linked with a “secret” formula that will pretty much guarantee a particular outcome in this or that area of our lives. And the word “universe” is […]

Admittedly. that last blog about Teri Hart’s story and the High Stakes on the Winding Road to Parenthood was not an easy blog for me to write. Still I felt it was a necessary dialogue to initiate. Thank you, thank you!! for your comments. A special thank you to those of you who took the […]

Dear Dads and Dads-to-Be, Father’s Day is a great time for a little independent thinking. If we really love you, if we really hope to  celebrate lots of fun Father’s Days with you, we’re best to encourage you to do your own thinking, feeling, choosing. Some years ago, a study suggested that drinking and smoking […]

Note: This post was inspired by my friend Ellie, and a  remarkable essay written by the publisher of the Chronogram Magazine,Jason Stern. Thank you, Ellie, thank you, Jason! How “Infertility” Can Help Save the World My friend Ellie. an avid horticulturalist, was telling me about a book titled Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World. […]