Blog | Lise Deguire, Author of Flashback Girl

Looking Back, Finding Meaning

I didn’t plan to visit my old house. Odd circumstances brought me there. Our friend’s mother died, and her funeral took us surprisingly...

Who Cares?

Guest Blog by Patrick Lombardi “Who cares?” my mom says. It’s her go-to response whenever someone criticizes her baked ziti or grumbles...

My Brother, the Whale, and the Duck

My brother Marc and I were born exactly four years and 51 weeks apart. It was just my birthday, and on February 19th, it would be his. As...

The Bottom of the World Bubble

Remember people? I’m not talking about your family or close friends. I’m talking humanity, unknown people. Drinking in a bar and talking...

Writers & Resilience

Guest blog by David R. Roth Resilience is commonly used to describe the capacity to overcome things like trauma, tragedy, or oppressive...

Angels who leave Christmas trees

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...

What We Learned from Rudolph, Frosty and Charlie Brown

Every year when I was little, I eagerly awaited the TV holiday specials. They ran only once a year, and if you missed them, that was it....

A Tough Fall

(Part 5 in the series Choosing More Surgery) I spoke to a psychic two weeks before my recent operations. The psychic is a friend, an...

How to Actually Have a Happy Thanksgiving

(As currently featured in Psychology Today) Are you excited about Thanksgiving? Are you looking forward to getting together with your...

Somewhere Over My Rainbow(s)

(Part 4 in the series Choosing More Surgery) I have always loved “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” I identify with Dorothy in The Wizard of...