Just Keep Swimming
I'm turning 47 in a few days. And I can’t shake the idea that I should be constantly improving, or at least holding steady. Getting slower means I’m getting older, which means at some point I might totter to a complete stop....
Reflecting on the Dawson’s Creek Reunion, and James Van Der Beek’s Parenting Wisdom
When my mom didn't tell me about her breast cancer right away, I internalized the idea that I couldn't handle the truth. That's why I was grateful to hear the perspective of James Van Der Beek, who has approached his health situation by being honest with his kids....
I’m So Sick of the “Gym Bro” Culture
Growing up in the 1980s, I saw strength training the way many of us did back then, as a male-dominated pursuit that would only serve to give us delicate ladies bulky, unsightly muscles. I was on a competitive swim team during high school, and our coach never discussed resistance...
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Again)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM for the social media-savvy among us). It’s hard not to notice it. “It’s #pinktober!” declares one Instagram post. Another website reminds us it’s National Mammography Day, which falls on the third Friday of October. Everywhere you look, there are virtual fundraising events,...
WWYMD: What Would Your Mother Do?
This summer, when our family was on vacation in a foreign country, one of my children came down with a virus. She was feverish and dizzy and felt terrible — and I could feel my own anxiety spiking. When she woke up in the night I sat with her,...