How Game Of Thrones Failed Its Most Loyal Fans
A few years ago, I moved back to New York fresh off a breakup, and with a sharp pain in my knee.
The dream I thought I’d wanted — the life in California with my now-ex, the new exercises…
As a child, my first brush with a ghost wasn’t Casper or some other spook from a children’s book. I encountered the real deal in the house we rented in Pennsylvania after my family emigrated from Kuwait. It was over a century old, essentially the size and strength of a…
My Historic Home Was Beautiful. It Was Also Slowly Killing My Triplets.
December 28, 2025
When I first saw our home, I was absolutely blown away. The 4,500 square-foot 1906 Detroit house boasted giant historic windows, two staircases and so many doors that little kids could run circles through every floor of the house. There were nooks and crannies, tons of…
At my book launch event in Oslo, I was shocked by a life-changing revelation.
The first thing I noticed was how bleary-eyed the woman was, and what a pretty white linen tunic she wore. She clutched a copy of my book to her chest and hesitated before stepping up to the table…
I Found The Perfect Surgeon To Do My Tummy Tuck — But I Couldn't Stop Thinking About 1 Thing
December 26, 2025
My journey to the plastic surgeon’s office had started a year earlier, the day I thought I was having a heart attack. Tight chest. Shortness of breath. And was the pain in my left arm real or just my anxiety?
Tests were run and I was told it might be a clot. I recognized…
I'm A Female Massage Therapist, And I Refuse To Work With Men Anymore. Here's Why.
December 24, 2025
I’ve been practicing massage therapy for almost 30 years.
I’m aware, likely more than most, how important touch is.
Social affective touch: the kind massage therapists offer ― the kind we get from a friendly hug or a compassionate hand on our shoulder ― has been…
I Saw A Cop Looking At My ‘Veterans Against Trump’ T-Shirt. Then He Started Walking My Way.
December 23, 2025
The human brain is a classification machine (it has to be to survive), but it can also be incredibly lazy. Psychologists call it heuristics: those quick, energy-saving shortcuts that let you spot patterns and threats without thinking too hard about them. They’re efficient…
