Blog | Lise Deguire, Author of Flashback Girl

The everyday grief of an "obsolete" mom

What is the reward of being a good mother to a blessedly healthy child? They leave you. How could it all be gone? Where did it go?

"I was just lucky:" Women, please stop saying these words

Are you trying to raise a strong daughter? Are you trying to be a strong woman? How we talk about our successes is so important.

Road Trips Are Never What We Expect

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." — Marcel Proust Guest Author: Pat Wetzel...

My Worst Fear: Public Speaking (to Nobody)

What do you do when your worst fear actually happens?

How This Grinch Forgave Her Mother (Mostly)

“Have you forgiven your mother?” Oddly, this gut-wrenching, intensely personal question follows me wherever I go. I am a psychologist and...

Dreams Past; Goals Ahead

“A goal is a dream with its work boots on. A goal is a dream you’ve decided to make real.” Rachel Hollis. I turned 60 last month....

The Problem with "Women Talking"

Sarah Polley’s Women Talking is a beautiful ensemble piece, in which women gather to discuss how to handle a violent crisis. The...

Disfigurement: A Call for Awareness

(republished, with permission, from the Pennsylvania Psychologist) When I was four years old, I survived a fire which burned away my...

How NOT to Turn Into your Parents

My grandmother “Memere” sang every morning as she opened her lace curtains, welcoming the sun into the bedroom we shared. Her chirping...

Christmas Angels Among Us

When I was four years old, an angel left me my very own Christmas tree. I lay on a soft twin bed, tucked in the corner of a wood-paneled...