Talk about inspiration. After her own difficult beginnings — which you can read about on deborahstein.com — Deborah Jiang Stein has become a national speaker and advocate about the capacity for transformation. Multiracial and Jewish (her mother was raised Orthodox), she proves we can become more than the sum of our parts. Deborah is working…
My conversation with Elin Stebbins Waldal about her book, Tornado Warning, struck a chord with many of you, who sent emails thanking me for bringing to light the subject of dating violence and thanking her for sharing her very personal story. Because her voice resonated so strongly, I invited her to write a guest post. I…
Being a mother may be the world’s hardest job, yet we rarely receive — or give ourselves — credit for a job well done. Instead, we beat ourselves up and are bombarded with endless criticism for not being perfect and meeting a standard of motherhood that, well, doesn’t really exist. So after reading The Monster…
I love Amy Ferris. She writes from the heart about subjects that all of us, as women, can relate to. If Marrying George Clooney is not on your bookshelf already, order yourself a copy right now. Amy doesn’t sugar-coat. She tells it like it is. Her emotions are raw, her words powerful. She is a…
Our readers seem to have formed a Molly Peacock fan club, raving about her Mother’s Day essay last week and entering our giveaway to win a copy of her new book, The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life’s Work at 72 in droves. Because you still want more, we’re excited to present our interview…
