An activist's autobiography, part 1
For a project that I have been developing, I wrote a list of questions to serve as an activist’s autobiography. Here I answer the first five […]
Lead by example
Loved this quote in either the February or March issue of O the Oprah Magazine: In bathrooms, boardrooms, buses, bagel shops, and everywhere else, we all need to imagine a […]
what I've done, what I want to do, and things I'll never do no matter what
Saw this little meme and thought I’d play along… the rules: things you’ve already done: bold things you want to do: reddened things you haven’t done and don’t want to: plain font […]
More questions answered
Are you making your baby’s food? Not even. I wanted to. I thought it would be a cool thing to do, but the reality is that the only way I […]
A potpourri of blog posts
I mentioned last week that I had been asked to share some reading suggestions with Writers Read. Here’s the post. So one of the fun things about my job is […]
Hunger for Justice
One of my students recently shared this prayer with me. She learned it in Nicaraqua, and thought I’d like it. It broke my heart open when I read it; it’s […]
The recession and body image
I’ve done a few workshops this month in addition to my regular Friday morning seminar on body image and so I’ve been thinking about body image even more than I […]
Air travel as baby labor
I loathe flying. Seriously loathe it. There’s a moment of sheer panic for me in every flight (if not multiple moments). So it comes as no surprise that psyching myself […]
7 months old and 2 months with us
For years, I have signed my letters to loved ones in just one way: you are loved. When I saw this onesie, I had to get it for my boy. […]
What writers read
I had a lovely invitation last week from Writers Read to share with their readers what I’ve been reading. The invitation came after Dr. Cynthia M. Bulik, an author they featured […]
