This article was originally published on Scleroderma News . I’m honored to be writing a weekly column on the site. We’ve all experienced pivotal moments that are forever seared into our… Read more Fake Warts, New Pajamas, and 4 Words That Changed My Life →
How much of our life is spent planning for our future? When you’re a kid, you think about getting through the school year and making it to summer vacation. You… Read more Paying it Forward →
His name was Marshal. I met him the summer before my freshman year of high school. He was the first boy who confirmed what I’d already suspected. Marshal and his… Read more Why We Must Teach Our Daughters the ‘Sisters Before Misters’ Rule →
I don’t know about you, but lately every time I turn on the news, or scroll through social media, I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.… Read more What Temporary Paralysis Taught Me About Small Steps →
We all carry around extra baggage. Perhaps you were bullied as a kid, endured a painful childhood, never felt secure with your appearance, or struggle with assertiveness. But… Read more Farting into Plastic Bags- It’s Not What You Think →
I’m willing to bet most of my readers have never heard of Sharon Monsky. Until a few years ago, neither had I. Yet, it was Sharon Monsky’s legacy that led… Read more All I Can Taste is This Moment and Other Lessons From the Goo Goo Dolls →
Comfortable in My “Daughter of a Bipolar Father” Skin My beloved High School theatre teacher, Mr. Johnson, taught me about breaking proscenium. Essentially, the proscenium is an imaginary screen that separates actors on stage from the audience. Mr. Johnson was hell-bent that no one in his cast would ever break proscenium. That meant during dress rehearsals and performances, no one left for the night without removing their stage makeup and costume, went to the cafeteria to buy a Coke, or did anything that would shatter the illusion the proscenium created.… Read more Breaking Proscenium and Airing Out My Dirty Laundry For The World to Read →
Yikes and Jinkies! June is Scleroderma Awareness Month and I have fallen off the blogging wagon! For those of you losing sleep over this, rest assured, I will be getting… Read more Oh Crap! It’s Mid-June and I Haven’t Posted About Scleroderma Awareness Month →