For many women, the reminders to do self breast exams go in one ear and out the other. We’re busy. We forget. We don’t really know if we’re doing it right. Breast cancer survivor... Read more >>

We all have down days. You know the ones when you wake up cranky and even if the sun is shining, you’re annoyed ... or maybe just feeling a little sad or unfocused. You could go on a shopping... Read more >>

They run their businesses on everyone else’s schedules. Today’s “mompreneurs” do market research, line up publicity, and assemble purchase orders within little windows of time... Read more >>

One night, I was taking a bow onstage, smiling into the spotlight alongside a cast of polished performers. The next morning, I was back in my sweats, hurrying my double stroller down 2nd Avenue in... Read more >>

We had anticipated the auspicious occasion for months … the day that we would finally bid farewell to a dear friend. This is a bit of a eulogy—but not for a relative or neighbor or pet.... Read more >>

I never thought I’d find myself smiling cheerfully at preschool drop-off, trying to sell stuff to time-pressured parents. The last time I headed up a school bake sale was probably in high... Read more >>

I had a revelation sitting amid piles of old credit card statements, junk mail, and Christmas cards from years past. I was cleaning out my home office—the one my husband lovingly set up for me... Read more >>

Breast cancer is no laughing matter. But Kim Newlen couldn’t help herself from trying to lighten the mood for her family, even as she recovered from a mastectomy and embarked on months of... Read more >>

It had been a restless night. I kept rolling over to check the clock, wondering when would I finally relax enough to drift into sleep. When 5:30 a.m. finally arrived, I was wide awake and eager to get... Read more >>

Motherhood hit Cassi Villaneuva like a tornado. When her twins arrived eight months ago, the twenty-nine-year-old brunette says her world turned upside down. The once-active runner who had exercised... Read more >>