Every year on the Fourth of July, millions of Americans turn their eyes toward Liberty Island. No matter what is going on in our beautiful country, we still look to Lady Liberty as a North Star, a beacon of hope, freedom, courage, and light. And this year, as America marks her 250th birthday, I find […]

Many have asked me how I’ve become such an authentic version of myself. So here’s how you can start working toward being authentically you, darling. Authenticity isn’t a fleeting moment, it’s a lifelong process, a journey of self-awareness and growth. And I want to say something right away: authenticity is not always loud or glamorous. […]

Darling, as most of you know, I have been living a cloistered life, not because I chose solitude as a lifestyle, but because my husband’s three year battle with dementia has quietly narrowed our world. Most days I am here in our condo in the sky with ninety percent of my time spent inside these […]

Darlings, February is the month we talk about relationships, and most of us immediately think of the people we love: our partners, our children, our grandchildren, our friends, our neighbors who feel like family. But today, I want to talk about a relationship many of us don’t name out loud, even though it touches our […]

Darlings, every January arrives with a certain kind of hush. The calendar turns, the world keeps spinning, and suddenly we are invited to begin again. Not in a dramatic, makeover-from-a-movie sort of way, but in the quiet way that actually lasts. The way that starts with a small decision made on an ordinary morning. And […]