Sexual Void by Grace Harrison In the decades I have been with my husband, I have complained to him on more than one occasion lately, that I’m not getting sexually satisfied. In fact, it was more like we hadn’t had sex in what felt like decades, and I was pretty much starved for sexual intimacy. Read more
Top Ten Ways to Manage Stress by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Could things be more stressful right now? People are trying to not get sick, determine which vaccine to get or not get, how to keep working, pay the bills, etc. It’s been kind of a shit-show for everyone these past twenty-four months. Warning: these Read more
Odd How History Repeats Itself by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Clearly, I’m not a history buff nor pretend to be. However, last night I watched a couple of history programs on PBS. All of which by the way, are incredibly interesting and well worth the view. The first show was The Roosevelts: A Film by Read more
Never Too Old to Reinvent Ourselves by Christine Tailer I was a trial attorney in Cincinnati. The job fit my personality perfectly. I was always excited to meet new clients, listen to their stories, gather witnesses, and, in time, tell their stories to a jury. For twenty-two years I lived an incredibly rich urban life, Read more
Decision to Move by Donna L. Scrafano Looking back, I remember first the challenges, as that’s how my brain tends to operate. I recalled my then-90-year-old father became more frail and therefore more dependent on me. His frailty was at the core of some major decision making and vast changes that would occur for both Read more
Vestiges by Lucy E.M. Black Using my phone, I scroll through suggested friends, people I might know, and friend requests. I’m always looking. It seems inevitable that in this vast universe connected by complex algorithms, that at some point, I will see you. From time to time, I type your name into my search bar, but the Read more
Time Stand Still by Jude Joseph Lovell On a warm night in September 1987, right around the start of my senior year of high school, a few friends and I piled into somebody’s car and cruised out to the infamous Route 22 in north-central New Jersey. Route 22 was this old highway running east to Read more
Finding Yourself in the Empty Nest by Christina Fain Undeniably, the infamous midlife crisis is not a myth, but we tend to associate this with balding men driving red convertibles. We don’t have an image of women navigating this time of life, not even a funny one! This transitional period affects women, specifically mothers, on Read more
Childhood Friends by Tracy E. Hill There is something different and eternally wonderful about your childhood friends. And even better is one who to this day is still your “bestie.” I recently had the occasion to have one of my oldest and dearest friends over for a visit. Although we keep in touch via text, Read more
The Other “F” Word by Donna Scrafano I hope the title of this article didn’t get anyone’s bottoms in a bunch. This title flew out of my mouth while meeting with a client, approximately twenty years ago. The client was sharing her stories about abuse suffered by her family of origin. The client processed her Read more
