A Simple Family Heirloom Unlocked a Dark Family Secret (Featured in various Hearst Publications)

When my daughter was born, my mother gave me a comb that my grandmother Ella (born Esther) had given her. That comb, it turned out, had great history attached to it. My mother first found the comb in my grandmother’s jewelry box Continue reading A Simple Family Heirloom Unlocked a Dark Family Secret (Featured in various Hearst Publications)

I Cheated On My Hairstylist and Here’s What Happened (Published in The Huffington Post)

  “Same?” “Same.” My hairstylist and I had been on autopilot for years. I’m the least adventurous woman when it comes to my frizzy dark hair. Sometimes when I felt wild, I let her skim an extra 1/8 of an Continue reading I Cheated On My Hairstylist and Here’s What Happened (Published in The Huffington Post)

Does Having Good Manners Make Me A B*tch? (Published in The Huffington Post)

The day was young and I’d already been called a bitch twice. Why is it that when others act inappropriately, I react and then I look like the bitch? Where’s the justice in that? Perhaps not reacting is the answer, Continue reading Does Having Good Manners Make Me A B*tch? (Published in The Huffington Post)

5 Things People Ask Me When They Find Out I’m Married To A Gynecologist (Published in The Huffington Post)

I can see the pupils dilate and the wheels begin to turn when people find out that I’m married to a gynecologist. Paranoid as this may seem, I’ve answered enough questions and survived too many bizarre interactions to be caught Continue reading 5 Things People Ask Me When They Find Out I’m Married To A Gynecologist (Published in The Huffington Post)