Essays

“Getting to Know My Husband’s Late Wife By the Words She Left Behind” Literary Hub
“We Adopted Chickens, Chaos Ensued” Good Housekeeping
“I Lost Track of My Son for Two Hours, and It Was One of My Most Terrifying Experiences as a Parent” Good Housekeeping
“Charlie’s Angels” Revel
“Skating Toward Healing” Unity Magazine
“My Husband’s Mom Left When He Was 2 — and He’s a Better Dad Because of It” What’s up Moms
“I Skipped the Santa Claus Tradition With My Three Sons, and They Still Have Christmas Spirit” Good Housekeeping
“The Pandemic Made Me a Private School Mom” Motherwell
“Beagle Bodhisattva” Unity Magazine
“My Husband’s Massive Toy Collection Was Driving Me Crazy, Until the COVID-19 Pandemic” Good Housekeeping
“Hummingbird Healing” Unity Magazine
“Teaching our kids the holiday spirit by having them take a turn as Santa” Washington Post
“Why we keep the memory of my husband’s late wife alive for our children” Washington Post
“How I Found True Christmas Spirit in the Aisle of Trader Joe’s” RealSimple.com
“The Old Man Who Reminded Me of My Father” PurpleClover.com
“No Good Deed” Purple Clover
“Charlie and Me” Purple Clover
“The Accidental In-Law” Spirituality & Health
“The Man Who Toyed With His Affections” LA Times
“The Remarkably Cool Professor” Purple Clover
“Learning to Breathe” The New York Times
“The Angel Next Door” Good Housekeeping
“Declaring War on the Thumb Leaves Battle Scars” New York Times “Motherlode”
“Being Touched” O The Oprah Magazine
“A Fine Specimen” Proto
“Take a Bath With a Stranger?” The Los Angeles Times
“Friendship, Advice, and a Roll of the Dice” Newsweek

“Collecting Your Thoughts” Discover
“Are You Noise Sensitive? Here’s How to Tell” Wired
“The Magic Touch” Unity Magazine
“Let Your Boys Be a Little Foul-Mouthed. It Might Help Them Bond.” Washington Post
“Why We Feel Mom Guilt—And How to Stop” The Washington Post
“Stop Tracking Your Loved Ones” Wired
“Kids Won’t Listen? Science Says Music May Help” The Washington Post
“Could My Son’s Clumsiness Be a Sign of a Coordination Disorder” The Washington Post
“How a Playlist Keeps My Family Connected to My Late Father” Wired
“My Son Has Memories of My Late Father, But They Never Actually Happened” Good Housekeeping
“Writing to Heal” Unity Magazine
“The Traumatic Loss of a Loved One Is Like Experiencing a Brain Injury” Discover Magazine
“Turns Out, You Can’t Blame Your Personality on Birth Order – Unless You’re a Twin” Discover Magazine
“How Ditching My Smartphone Let Me Recharge and Reconnect” Discover Magazine
“The Science Behind Coincidence” Discover Magazine
“The Neuroscience of Reconnecting with an Ex” Discover
“Life After Almost Death” Discover
“A Labor to Love: The Quest for a Natural Birth” Parents
“The Picture of Health” Everywoman

“Rubber Duckie, I’m Awfully Fond of You” The New York Times
“Cheering Me On at Cheers” The New York Times