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I thought I was having a nervous breakdown. It was menopause
I had no idea the maddening symptoms I was suffering were hormonal — and neither did my doctors.
How do you plan a wedding when you have terminal cancer?
I thought my diagnosis meant I’d never find my other half. Luckily for me, I was wrong.
I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 30. Now my childhood makes more sense
As the eldest immigrant daughter, of course I was an anxious people-pleaser. But maybe there was more to it than that.
The cure to my post-divorce loneliness? Becoming an Uber driver
How my backseat passengers helped me navigate a rocky road.
‘Always say hello.’ 5 life lessons from raising a child with Down syndrome
My 14-year-old daughter, Molly, has taught us more than I ever thought possible.
Why I decided to skip breast reconstruction after my cancer journey
Going flat was a terrifying prospect. Would I ever feel pretty again? Would my husband still find me attractive?
Mothers should be allowed one big screwup. This was mine
I will never forget the look of abject misery on my daughter’s face.
My bonus daughter asked to call me Mom. Here's why I said no
I wasn't expecting that question, and I had to think fast.
As a toddler, she chose ‘Barefoot Contessa’ over cartoons. Then she got to meet her hero
The magical day my family met Ina Garten.
I took my husband's last name. Then I regretted it
I just need to get used to it, I kept telling myself.
I was a middle schooler with HIV. This teacher’s kindness changed me
My first lesson in school was this: You are not a kid to be loved. You are something unknown, something to be feared.
Saying goodbye on her own terms: My sister’s physician-assisted death in Switzerland
Kate marched to the beat of her own drum all her life, so it was no surprise she took control over her dying process, too.
