Exploration of my inner life is most precious to me. I have kept a journal for decades and always have some sort of notebook with me. I record my dreams. The pieces below—even the clinical papers—grew out of fragmented ideas, or from a word or two written on a scrap of paper or the palm of my hand. My award-winning website, The Writer's [Inner] Journey, continues the exploration of depth, creativity and meaning.
Creative Nonfiction
Too Young To Have A Mother That Old, Los Angeles Times
We Didn't Need The Past—Or So I Thought, Newsweek
The One Who Got Away, Psychology Today
Inside the Ward, JAMA
Torn Apart, Tiny Lights
My Own Person, Santa Monica Review
My Hair As A Metaphor, Lilith
She Turns Cold Rejection Into Hot Blog, Orange County Register
Thanksgiving Perfection, Culinate
My Body Remembers What I Don't, The Manifest Station
My Mother and Her Rings Were Both Diamonds In The Rough, Purple Clover
The Writer's Inner Journey, The Writer's Inner Journey
Maybe I Was The One Who Was Scared, Citric Acid
Six Words, Citric Acid
Fiction
Self-Guided Study, LIT Magazine
Nine Ways Of Looking At Adoption, Literary Mama
Patrice, Flash Fiction Online
Smokestack, Sweatpants & Coffee
Anthologies
Original Bra, Dancing At The Shame Prom
Formidable Tante Esthère, The Book of Aunts
Research and Reported Essays
I face a known risk from cancer and an undetermined risk from the scan used to detect it. Which is worse?, The Washington Post
When A Parent Dies, Brides
Grieving The Loss Of A Baby In The Womb, Social Work Today
The Heavy Toll Of Serial Returning, Social Work Today
Elements of Shame Sensitivity, Social Work Today
My books offer distilled and powerful suggestions to aid in recovery from trauma related to painful relationships, and the effects we've unwittingly internalized. They are based on decades of clinical work and my exploration of how we relate to others and ourselves. My books, routinely recommended by therapists and attorneys to their clients, have sold and helped tens of thousands in their desire to live an authentic life.
All the Love is dedicated to supporting and empowering women and their partners through miscarriage, stillbirth, and other types of pregnancy loss.
Navigating life with a narcissist, dealing with emotions, and stepping back or away from the damaging effects.
This short read is packed with information you'll return to over and over, gleaned during my decades of clinical work with families, adult children, and the parents themselves.