When is Enough Enough?
posted 3 months ago | 1 comment
I have wrapped up the months of promoting my book, Walking on Eggshells, and it was an amazing experience. I met fascinating people and heard heartwarming—and heartbreaking—stories.
Now I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we rela...
Now I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we rela...
When is Enough Enough?
posted 3 months ago | 0 comments
I have wrapped up the months of promoting my book, Walking on Eggshells, and it was an amazing experience. I met fascinating people and heard heartwarming—and heartbreaking—stories.
Now I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we rela...
Now I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we rela...
When is Enough Enough?
posted 3 months ago, updated 2 days later | 0 comments
Do you have a brother or sister you don't talk to? I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we relate to our brothers and sisters when we are adults. It is called Unfinished Business, and it covers all the different kinds of relationsh...
Off the Road (and glad of it)
posted 4 months ago | 0 comments
When I got home from Kansas City, I unpacked my book-tour suitcase and put it away. I returned the folder with my notes to the closet. I’m finished with what was a fascinating 10 weeks on and off the road. I spoke around the country, from Florida ...
Mothers Who Wait
posted 5 months ago | 4 comments
This week I did several radio interviews and lectures on the subject of my book, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship between Adult Children and Parents. I heard stories from mothers who waited a long time, suffering every ho...
The Joy of Slow
posted 5 months ago | 1 comment
I just discovered Slow. A life-long New Yorker, I walk fast, talk fast, and think fast; I love the speed and the vibrancy of my city and my life.
But in the last 10 days or so, I found myself enjoying Slow. First came the chicken soup. This ye...
But in the last 10 days or so, I found myself enjoying Slow. First came the chicken soup. This ye...
The Passover Players
posted 5 months ago | 2 comments
My break from speaking about Walking on Eggshells includes Passover. I am the person in the family who loves this holiday and does all the work. My kids and husband attend, but they focus on the food, not the message. But this year there were tw...
Uncle Sandy turns 93
posted 6 months ago, updated 5 minutes later | 0 comments
Last Saturday, we celebrated Uncle Sandy’s 93d birthday. Uncle Sandy is the last of that generation. He was married to my aunt Birdie for 55 years, and since she died, he’s been living alone in New York. A biochemist, her was one of the first benc...
A song for my granddaughter
posted 6 months ago, updated about 6 hours later | 0 comments
We just got a granddaughter, and she’s the first girl in my family in two generations. We are thrilled, and so, kind of, is her big brother, Benji, who is 3 1/2. I am watching Benji’s reactions carefully.
Benji stayed with us while his mother was...
Benji stayed with us while his mother was...
Oh Florida, my Florida
posted 6 months ago | 1 comment
I just got back from a trip to southern Florida, where I made 3 appearances in two days on behalf of my book, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship between Adult Children and Parents. It was wonderful. The audiences were gener...
