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Processing Pain & Moving Forward
Moving forward is always my goal, but looking back can be a great catalyst for joy, even when the past holds painful memories. Those difficult memories and moments of loss and grief, are…
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Getting a Book Publishing Deal Meant Using the Power of Visualization
Getting a book publishing deal was a dream I carried most of my life. This is true for many non-writers I know as well. They say they “want to,” “plan to” or will…
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Yoga /Mindful Living
“Five ways to do yoga at home” is one of my most popular yoga posts to date. It offers my strategies for starting or maintaining a yoga practice at home. I share how…
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Paperback or Audiobook: Solving the Great Debate
Audiobooks have become a small pleasure for me. Although I have always been a book-in-my-hands kind of reader, I do enjoy listening to stories on my morning commute. After all, it’s really not…
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I Wanted a Girl, But What I Got Was This…
Sometimes life is mundane and one day looks just like the next. Then a piece of news crashes in like a meteorite and everything changes. This essay is proof. I wrote it in…
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In The Telling of Our Stories, We Can Save Ourselves
How do we achieve healing from the past? That’s a question I’ve asked myself often, because shouldn’t we focus on the here and now — the philosophers seem to think so. They tell…
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Helicopter Dog Mom: How Did I Get So Dog-Crazy?
My name is Rica, and I am a helicopter dog mom. It has taken a great deal of introspection and self-examination for me to admit such a thing. Were you to scroll through…
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Petals of Rain: A Mother’s Memoir is Here!
Petals of Rain: A Mother’s Memoir is here! What it Means to Write a Memoir Writing my first memoir has been exhilarating, difficult and ultimately rewarding. But it’s also not easy putting your…
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How Baking and Writing Became Band-Aids
I used to bake. Post-divorce, I had a new life to navigate and it felt good to steady my hands with a spoon, with bowls of sugar and flour. Serving cake to my…
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Too Young For Boys
When I was growing up, my sister had a boy crush whose family was troubled. Their situation ended badly and the story still haunts me. We hear news every day but this was…
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