Into the Wilderness
- The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather, I had dropped in to purchase the cafe’s homemade pastries: an almond croissant for one daughter, a chocolate croissant for the other, some goodies forContinue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
- Serenity NowA Raising Autism Blog Do you remember the Seinfeld episodes when Frank Constanza tried soothing himself by using the mantra “Serenity Now”? I’ve been using a mantra too. As with Frank, it’s not working. My mantra is more specific: “Don’t Lose It.” I’ve been repeating this through weeks of conflict with my autistic daughters. TruthContinue reading “Serenity Now”
- It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become WomenA Raising Autism Blog I’m an optimist by nature, at least most of the time. I have believed fervently that every problem can be solved. I base this belief on the assumption that support resources of any kind— therapeutic models, analysis, occupational assistance, studies, research— are available to provide encouragement, problem-solving and renewal. With myContinue reading “It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women”
- Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2A Raising Autism Blog The Italian tour over, we were back to “regular” life. I was still working at this time, though I’d lose my job just a month and a half later, an event compounded because I was in the midst of my daughter’s challenges. I remember one particularly bad day. I always workedContinue reading “Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2”
- Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian TourA Raising Autism Blog I’ve had a rough few weeks. I’m sick of Trump and the miserable state of America. I’m tired of trying to figure out how to protect my family from impending disaster. Do I live far enough from NY to avoid nuclear fallout? Or will radioactive ash rain down on our homeContinue reading “Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian Tour”
- Serenity NowA Raising Autism Blog Do you remember the Seinfeld episodes when Frank Constanza tried soothing himself by using the mantra “Serenity Now”? I’ve been using a mantra too. As with Frank, it’s not working. My mantra is more specific: “Don’t Lose It.” I’ve been repeating this through weeks of conflict with my autistic daughters. TruthContinue reading “Serenity Now”
- It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become WomenA Raising Autism Blog I’m an optimist by nature, at least most of the time. I have believed fervently that every problem can be solved. I base this belief on the assumption that support resources of any kind— therapeutic models, analysis, occupational assistance, studies, research— are available to provide encouragement, problem-solving and renewal. With myContinue reading “It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women”
- Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2A Raising Autism Blog The Italian tour over, we were back to “regular” life. I was still working at this time, though I’d lose my job just a month and a half later, an event compounded because I was in the midst of my daughter’s challenges. I remember one particularly bad day. I always workedContinue reading “Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2”
- Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian TourA Raising Autism Blog I’ve had a rough few weeks. I’m sick of Trump and the miserable state of America. I’m tired of trying to figure out how to protect my family from impending disaster. Do I live far enough from NY to avoid nuclear fallout? Or will radioactive ash rain down on our homeContinue reading “Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian Tour”
- Exciting Announcement!Two years ago, I was called into an early morning meeting. At the age of 60, my corporate career was suddenly over. It was a tough time, and I needed guidance. None was available. So I wrote it myself. My new book, You’re Always 39: How to recover from late career job loss and reinventContinue reading “Exciting Announcement!”
Surviving Facts
- The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather, I had dropped in to purchase the cafe’s homemade pastries: an almond croissant for one daughter, a chocolate croissant for the other, some goodies forContinue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
- Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2A Raising Autism Blog The Italian tour over, we were back to “regular” life. I was still working at this time, though I’d lose my job just a month and a half later, an event compounded because I was in the midst of my daughter’s challenges. I remember one particularly bad day. I always workedContinue reading “Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2”
- Not So Crazy TalkA Surviving Facts Blog We are living an upside down, inside out reality. Ten years ago, QANON was in full force, pushing out conspiracy theories like a Texas trad wife bearing offspring. Remember Pizzagate claiming Hillary Clinton was running a child pornography ring out of the basement of a Maryland pizza restaurant with no basement?Continue reading “Not So Crazy Talk”
- Exciting Announcement!Two years ago, I was called into an early morning meeting. At the age of 60, my corporate career was suddenly over. It was a tough time, and I needed guidance. None was available. So I wrote it myself. My new book, You’re Always 39: How to recover from late career job loss and reinventContinue reading “Exciting Announcement!”
- Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture Excerpt from You’re Always 39: How to manage and recover from late career job loss and reinvent yourself, my book coming out in October 2026! Around ten years ago, I was in a video meeting focused on fixing an issue with a struggling product. Customer sales and satisfaction had plummeted, affecting the company’s core business.Continue reading “Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture “
- The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather, I had dropped in to purchase the cafe’s homemade pastries: an almond croissant for one daughter, a chocolate croissant for the other, some goodies forContinue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
- Serenity NowA Raising Autism Blog Do you remember the Seinfeld episodes when Frank Constanza tried soothing himself by using the mantra “Serenity Now”? I’ve been using a mantra too. As with Frank, it’s not working. My mantra is more specific: “Don’t Lose It.” I’ve been repeating this through weeks of conflict with my autistic daughters. TruthContinue reading “Serenity Now”
- It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become WomenA Raising Autism Blog I’m an optimist by nature, at least most of the time. I have believed fervently that every problem can be solved. I base this belief on the assumption that support resources of any kind— therapeutic models, analysis, occupational assistance, studies, research— are available to provide encouragement, problem-solving and renewal. With myContinue reading “It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women”
- Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2A Raising Autism Blog The Italian tour over, we were back to “regular” life. I was still working at this time, though I’d lose my job just a month and a half later, an event compounded because I was in the midst of my daughter’s challenges. I remember one particularly bad day. I always workedContinue reading “Spinning: Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 2”
- Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian TourA Raising Autism Blog I’ve had a rough few weeks. I’m sick of Trump and the miserable state of America. I’m tired of trying to figure out how to protect my family from impending disaster. Do I live far enough from NY to avoid nuclear fallout? Or will radioactive ash rain down on our homeContinue reading “Helping Autistic Girls Become Women, Part 1, The Italian Tour”
Walk the Moon 