by Dawn | Oct 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
The events of the past several weeks have been devastating. To see a strong, intelligent, composed and calm woman speak about her experience of being sexually assaulted, and then basically be ignored, was heartbreaking. Then to see a loud, belligerent, disrespectful...
by Dawn | Jul 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
On a recent summery afternoon, we took the kids for a stroll on Newport, R.I.’s Cliff Walk. It’s an elevated cleared path atop the cliffs that goes on for miles, flanking the gorgeous ocean. We must’ve been about a mile from shore when we spotted a large rock mass...
by Dawn | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
A page out of the Worried Thinking Book. From the garden variety stuff to the intensely scary concerns, parenting teens is a trip. When something really gets our attention, it’s tempting to let our anxious mind take over— “What else might go wrong?” “Who is to blame?”...
by Dawn | Apr 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the wee hours of the night yesterday, I had a little medical scare. Granted, the scare was mostly between me and WebMD. I had myself convinced that I contracted a serious and rare disease, and for hours I went through all the machinations of what this would mean...
by Dawn | Jan 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Tired of making New Year’s Resolutions, only to have them go bust within a matter of weeks? It’s not a personal thing, it happens to most of us–in fact, U.S. News & World Reports notes that by the time February rolls around, more than 80%...
