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The Door to My Apartment Cracked Open
The door to my Hell’s Kitchen studio apartment cracked open just a few months more than 35 years ago. And my life has never been the same. It was a

The Door to My Apartment Cracked Open
The door to my Hell’s Kitchen studio apartment cracked open just a few months more than 35 years ago. And my life has never been

Embracing our Gray Hair… Glowing Gray
Have you considered letting your hair go gray? If so, what was your decision process? The Wisdom She Wrote team compared stories about how we decided to embrace or resist

A Southern Italian Christmas
Spoiler alert ahead about the Feast of the Seven Fishes! (It doesn’t exist in Italy!) Yes, it’s true! Do southern Italians eat fish on Christmas Eve? Yes, and it’s called

Holiday season is upon us! For some, this brings joy – but for others, dread!
Today, my holidays are very different from the holidays of my childhood. With no local family in the New York City area and being a dual-citizen, each year is different.

Thanksgivukkah: A Beautiful Memory
Thanksgivukkah is the name given to the holiday which is the convergence of Thanksgiving and the 1st day of Hanukkah; a once in a lifetime event, which took place on

Why You Should Believe In Yourself More Than You Do
Recently, I met with an incredibly accomplished, very senior software executive who has a track record you’d die for. She’s held CRO and CEO gigs in ground-breaking and/or mammoth-sized companies.

Mentorship Programs: Raising Your Mentoring to the Next Level
You want to be a great mentor, but how should you go about it? Mentoring – it’s more than just advice-giving or casual conversations. When done well it can transform

Making Work Anywhere Work for You: Tales from Unlikely Offices
Today I sit in a three-story atrium, looking out on a now calm courtyard to cloudy skies. Outside pools of rainwater occasionally drip from deep green leaves to the dark

5 Recipes to Spice-Up Your Daily Dose of Apple Cider Vinegar
About a year ago, I incorporated apple cider vinegar, with ‘the mother’ (ACV) , into my daily routine. However, consuming my daily 2-tablespoon dose straight wasn’t enjoyable or beneficial for

Autumn Bliss Fizz Cocktail
Fun, simple and delicious. Autumn flavors in a glass.

Citrus-Spice Cranberry Sauce: The Only Recipe You Will Ever Need
This past Thanksgiving we went to a restaurant. Even when I was 8 months pregnant, we had Thanksgiving at home. Sure we brought in the food and I just warmed

Comstock Act: The Zombie Law That Could Rear its Ugly Head After 150 Years
I went down a rabbit hole trying to understand this “Comstock Zombie Law” so I thought, why not share? It’s a little history, sprinkled with vocab and current events. Why

Motherhood is Not a Straight Line
I didn’t have nine months to think about the arrival of my son. I had seven weeks. The notice came in a late-night call to my 800 number from a

Thursday Nights with Daddy, Deutsch,and Dino
I was always a daddy’s girl. I had a close relationship with my father and was blessed to have known unconditional love. I have so many stories about him, but
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