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Death and Taxes
When I was younger, I recall my Dad loosely quoting Benjamin Franklin, There are two things you can count on in life: death and taxes. This was expressed with a sense of resignation and discomfort, as...
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Can We Break Free of the Perfection Prison?
A couple of weeks ago, I read an article about why everyone hates Anne Hathaway. I always thought she was an intelligent, beautiful, uber-talented young woman, but apparently she is utterly detested by...
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Have You Been Helped?
When I was younger, so much younger than today I never needed anybody’s help in any way But now these days are gone, I’m not so self-assured Now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened up the doors...
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That Elusive Middle Ground
Did you ever ride the go-karts at Disney World? Each car is situated on individual, parallel tracks that prevent crossover and collisions, so that everyone basically drives around without incident. At...
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Excuse Me For Living
“Excuse me for living!” Remember when this was a common rebuke? Variations included “Pardon me for living” or “Excuse me for breathing.” I used to say this when someone took issue with something I did...
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My Sister’s Keeper
I have almost always had a complicated relationship with my sister. Whether this is due to sibling rivalry, our closeness in age (she is 18 months my junior), or because we are the same sex, I am not...
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What is Real Confidence?
The other day I was walking to my new gym with a serious case of gym-timidation. I imagined that the other members would all be younger, prettier, and fitter than me, and had therefore procrastinated...
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Compassion Is the New Black
It is difficult to describe how much I love “Orange Is the New Black,” the new Netflix original series based on Piper Kerman’s memoir about her time in a women’s prison. I binge-watched the 13-episode...
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‘Why Bother?’ Gets a Firm Answer
I have been on vacation in Sicily for the last week and, as always, I am struck by the stark contrast between the raw beauty and sensuality of the place and a sense of disconnectedness between the...
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Doo Be Doo Be Doo
The practice of meditation has afforded me what appears to be a lifetime of food for thought. Yet the simple act of butt meeting cushion can be reduced to a very basic question: Can I try to focus on...
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Plus ça Change…
The rest of that saying goes “plus c’est la même chose,” which means essentially that “the more things change, the more things stay the same.” Every language seems to have some version of this...
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Beyond Black and White
“All of you are perfect just as you are and you could use a little improvement” ~Suzuki Roshi This past weekend, I attended a meditation retreat at the New York Shambhala Center. The focus of the...
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My Year of Living Dangerously
On December 28th of 2012, I was laid off from my job as a medical writer at a biotechnology company. I was with that company much longer than anticipated since the job, at the time I got it, was an...
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My Annual Post About S.A.D.
The following is what is becoming my annual post about seasonal affective disorder, written from my new platform at Eat to Love. Previous posts on the topic can be found here, here, and here. I’ll be...
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The Beauty in the Breakdown
So, let go, so let go Jump in Oh well, what you waiting for? It’s alright ‘Cause there’s beauty in the breakdown So, let go, yeah let go Just get in Oh, it’s so amazing here It’s all right ‘Cause...
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Announcing the publication of Drinking to Distraction
I’m very excited to announce the publication of the Drinking to Distraction book! This short memoir is a collection of my thoughts and experiences, from the days when I wondered (sometimes aloud, but...
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From Eat to Love: An Anti-Resolution for 2014
The following is a post I shared on my Eat to Love website for the New Year. Recognizing the sizable overlap between drinking and eating — as distraction, as habit, as addiction — I thought I would...
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The Open Letter to Philip Seymour Hoffman I Wish I Sent
I first saw you in the movie Happiness. Your raw-ugly-beautiful performance cut through to my heart in a way I had never experienced before. “This guy isn’t afraid of anything,” I thought. “He’s...
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Check out my interview with Lauren Stahl of SPARKite and call in tonight to...
Lauren Stahl created SPARKite to help people like you and me hold ourselves accountable to the goals we wish to meet (but to do so, we might need some additional support). Lauren and I sat down for a...
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Reviewed by Kirkus Indie!
Very happy to have been reviewed by Kirkus Indie: “Hollenstein (Understanding Dietary Supplements, 2007) makes it clear from the start that her book has none of the drama of typical addiction...
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