4 Things That Got Me Through Cancer Treatment
In August of 2020 I was diagnosed with stage two, invasive Her2 Positive breast cancer. I’d had some iffy mammograms in the past that
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5 Things Older Women Know That Young Women Don’t
I was minding my own business, tweezing my eyebrows using a high powered magnifying mirror, capable of lighting up the crevices of your aging face like floodlights used to interrogate Colombian drug kingpins during the Pablo Escobar era, when I saw it.
How to Leave an Abusive Relationship Using 11 Actionable Tasks!
Addiction to a person is no different than addiction to a substance. All of the same symptoms can take hold …
The Hubba Hubba Girls: When Girlfriends Save Your Life
When I was nine-years old my mom went through a debilitating divorce from my stepdad and I moved in, permanently it would turn out, with
How to Avoid Date Rape in 9 Steps: From Personal Experience
“The thing about being murdered,” writes William Langewiesche in this May’s issue of Vanity Fair, “it usually comes as a surprise.” The Same Can Be
“To The Stars” Streams on Amazon, Hulu & More
It’s been a long journey from script to screen for To The Stars. I wrote it when I was at UCLA in 2000 and
What Happened After My Script, “To The Stars,” Became a Sundance Film Festival Movie
2019 Recap: The Best of Times; Sprinkled with a Dash of Fear and Self-Loathing; and a Challenging Amount of Failure. So. A lot of great
When You’re Addicted to a Person, Embrace THIS to Break Free!
What Follows Is a Counter-Intuitive Approach to Stop Being Addicted to a Person Who Makes You Miserable I used to get miffed when “nice
The Habit That Keeps You Feeling Like Crap!
I Did It Too! How To Change Bad Mental Habits! I always thought if I could just get a screenplay I’d written into production
In Love, You Might Not Always Get What You Want
But Here’s a Quick Hack to Get What You Need … When we’re in “LOVE” with someone who consistently breaks our hearts and we
4 Ways “The Law of Attraction” Screws Up Your Life!
What is The Law of Attraction? Thought leader and cherubic badass Mark Manson defines it thusly: “Essentially, The Law of Attraction states that whatever consumes your thoughts
Does Amy Schumer Need Sex Rehab? Are You Having Sex for the Right Reasons?
Ladies, I recently read Amy Schumer’s hilarious memoir, The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, which made me realize that when it comes to bad relationships
Do You Have a Fear of Happiness That’s Keeping It Away?
You Might Be Blocking Happiness and Not Even Know It! If you were raised in an unpredictable, volatile or drug-and-alcohol addicted home, you may
One Simple Practice to Cut Through a Lifetime of Pain
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day … Breathwork Meditation & a Heretic Healer on tap. If you’re anxious, depressed, have a Monkey
How I Got 7x Faster at Forgiveness
Sometimes it feels really good to be pissed off at people. We can get really puffed up and indignant about their obviously assinine behavior …
Giving Up Alcohol By Taking My Inventory
“Why do you drink? I wrote, “It relaxes me. It’s my reward at the end of the day. It’s … it’s … it’s …” Okay, this smacked of laziness …
How to Pray 101. Hint: I Didn’t Learn It in Church
“I realize that when I pray, I assume I’m not perfect enough for God. I assume God disapproves of me, is disappointed in me …
10 Myths About Sex and Romance
#6 The goal in lovemaking should be mutual orgasm. This is another myth spread by movies, where all couples seem to experience the height of pleasure at precisely the same time …
11 Things in Your Kitchen Right Now That’ll Kill You!
Wheat is one of the deadliest foods that kill. It can give you “wheat belly;” making you bulbous and inflamed …
Interpret My Dream: How it Changed My Life Forever
Excerpt: “Touching her is the worst part. She’s still warm. Her limp body is a rebuke as I press it to my chest, trying to comfort and revive her. A bottle of milk appears. I try to feed the kitten as my heart beats frantically in time with the words in my head, please don’t die, please don’t die, please don’t die.” Keep reading
Does This Woman Look Trustworthy?
Hello Ninjas — I’m typing this while wearing nothing but stilettos and a smile … okay, I’m in my pajamas wearing reading glasses with
This Is the Sneaky Trait I’m Giving Up in 2021
What follows are three instances where my sneaky trait got me in trouble. See if you can guess what it is? The Bra Incident
5 Things to Do in Cabo San Lucas
Be warned. These “5 Things to Do in Cabo” might render you a pariah to the indigenous folk, your family and all who know you.
Learn the Secrets to Korean Beauty From a Bonafide Rock Star! (Girl Band Nylon Pink)
Being an ordinary, humdrum white woman I tend to romanticize people of color and their culture. My black friend Lue had to tell me
Benefits of Midlife Sex
“We’ve both gained a life ring around our middles; Eric’s lost his gorgeous hair and I’ve discovered hair in my nose …
