Exactly six years ago today, March 25, 2016, I launched Five on Friday. Inspired by a tradition I hold dear – Friday night dinners at […]
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Shamrock Taschen!
The Jewish holiday of Purim and the Irish holiday of St. Patrick’s Day both landed on Thursday of this week, March 17th. As a Jewish […]
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We Should All Be Feminists
International Women’s Day took place this past Tuesday, March 8th. Adopted by the United Nations in 1977, its origins are rooted in the earlier twentieth-century […]
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Highs, Lows, and Loop-de-Loops
The world seems to be convulsing in a time-and-space-warp kind of way. It is as if we are at the top and bottom of a […]
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Reflections: Black Pioneers in Mental Health
Today is February 2022’s last Friday. Before March comes barreling in like a lion, I’d like to acknowledge that February is Black History Month, with […]
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No Worries Atoll
5° 53′ 15″ N, 162° 05′ 13” W. Plug in these GPS coordinates, and you will arrive at Palmyra Atoll, one of the Line Islands […]
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To Love
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. It is a day devoted to love – that magical mix of emotion, psychology, physiology, and pixie dust. […]
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Teens, Sleep, and Mental Health
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about night owls and heard from many of you who join me in savoring the quiet of those […]
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