This week we will be featuring articles related to motherhood. I never felt that a person had to be a mother in order to celebrate Mother’s Day. I celebrated it when I became an aunt, before I had my own children, and now I even include my dog in the festivities. Mother’s Day is an opportunity to step back from…
There is a real value to an optimistic “everything-is-fine” stance toward life. Studies have shown that pessimists seem to get sick more easily than optimists, experience higher rates of depression, and alienate those closest to them, while optimists—those who see the proverbial glass as half full—live longer than pessimists and are more mentally and physically resilient and productive. “While optimists-at-all-costs say everything…
I remember hearing it all the time when I was growing up in West Roxbury, a suburb of Boston—“Why don’t you go out and play?” The fact is, I never really wanted to. I wanted to stay in my room and read. Or watch TV. When I was old enough to take the T into Boston to go to the…
Welcome to the Rewire Me website! Today is our official launch date, and I am absolutely thrilled to be sharing it with you. This is a dream come true that has been four years in the making, with more detours and false starts along the way than I care to remember! I have had a long, successful career in real…
