Life is here to be lived. Thanks to so many of you who sent your sincere condolences to my family and me in honor of the passing of my brother, Johnny. I see and feel him constantly, always laughing and encouraging me to make the absolute most of every moment. And so it is… The … Read more
I am quietly processing the passing of my only and dearest brother, my only and dearest sibling. His name was John Cusack. I called him Johnny from the day he was born, July 2nd, 1947. Since his passing on July 1st, I can barely keep up with daily life, let alone tend to business, pay bills, … Read more
Hello my friend, I am filled with the intoxication of a summer picnic, cold watermelon and frozen yogurt pops on a beach with dearest friends. I am pregnant with fulfillment. I am hungry for more… Rapture is how being in love feels. Ecstasy is the place where rapture lives! Yes, I said that… and that … Read more
Rarely have I ever seen this particular topic covered with such elegance as in the Tedx talk delivered by Michele Weiner-Davis, author of The Sex-Starved Marriage-Boosting Your Marriage Libido. She does a great job of revealing the pitfalls of a relationship where one partner desperately wants sex and the other is apathetic or unwilling. … Read more
Do you happen to possess true self-confidence? I’m talking about more than just liking yourself. I mean truly feeling the breadth, the depth, and the pervasive, uplifting energy of life force that pours off of you in waves of self-acceptance that everyone around you can feel. That would entail walking with authentic pride everywhere you go. That … Read more
If you haven’t read part 1 of this post, it lays the foundation for this conversation. You can read it here. If you are a woman over 50, how are you presenting yourself to the world? As a sexless granny? Or as the amazing, beautiful, sexy woman that you inherently are? It doesn’t matter … Read more
Should Mature Women Hide Their Bodies? Dr. Jenn Brandt, director of Women’s and Gender Studies at High Point University, recently responded to a tweet that raises some major assumptions about women’s sexual identity as we age. The tweet, made by Piers Morgan, accused actress Susan Sarandon of being “very tacky” for showing off her “ample … Read more
How You See Others Can Tell You a Great Deal About Yourself Have you ever noticed how you compare yourself to others? Say your good friend suddenly meets a man and he is crazy about her. The more they see of each other, the more your mind turns to thoughts such as… … Read more
As I prepare to go “public” in a whole new way, promoting my new online program, I’ve struggled with my self-confidence. My face and skin wear the markings of a life lived outdoors… a lifetime of facing the sun, having never heard of sunscreen and hating hats until it was too late. I decided to go … Read more
