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Let’s Dance in the New Year (Part I)

I have mixed feelings about New Year’s resolutions. On the one hand, they’re a good excuse to set goals and get my life back on track. My resolutions tend to center on health, mainly because that’s a big focus in my life. But I can’t help but notice they’re all about changing things that…

The Neurophysiology and Biochemistry of the Golden Rule

The “Golden Rule”—you’ve probably heard it many times and from many sources. This practical, yet sage, advice is found in most ethical traditions and religions: if you want to do the right thing in relationships, then behave toward others as you’d have others behave toward you.

Aging: Who is that in the mirror?

When I was in my early 30s and my grandmother was in her 90s, we stood together gazing into a mirror, admiring her new pink winter coat. Suddenly her face betrayed confusion and despair. “Who is this?” she murmured, “I’m only 18 years old!

How Women Can Save Our Nation from Violence

I recently read a headline that made me pause: “Why America needs more female cops” in the Nov. 5, 2015 issue of Time magazine.

This was not an article about equality in the workplace, I soon found out. It was about the unique contribution women make in a profession currently shrouded with problems of violence and tragic misconduct.

Vanessa Vidal Honored by the International Women’s Leadership Association

Vanessa Vidal, National Director of the U.S. non-profit educational organization Transcendental Meditation for Women has been recognized by the IWLA for leadership excellence in improving women’s lives through the development of consciousness.

Messages from Nature: Push Through vs. Stop Now

How many times have you felt tired and thought that if you could just push your way through to get the last hour of work done, you can rest after? How often do you caffeinate in order to push through the work day? ”Pushing through” has…

Native American Women Writers: An Interview with Hertha D. Sweet Wong, PhD

Hertha D. Sweet Wong, PhD, has been instrumental in bringing the voices of Native American women to mainstream attention. When she was a graduate student studying literature in the 1980s, she made a pivotal decision to follow her passion and delve into…

Outdated Stereotype: the Tomboy

Were you the little girl who preferred climbing trees to having tea parties with your dolls? Were you the teenager who was more comfortable in jeans and a motorcycle jacket than a dress and party shoes? Would your little girl rather search for bugs in the backyard than play with your makeup and jewelry?

My Recovery from Childhood Trauma and PTSD: A Social Worker’s Story

I think I’ve always had the ability to listen, to help people, which is one of the reasons I became a social worker in 2008. In my latest job, I was working at a pediatric hospital on the bone marrow transplant unit. Our young…

Supergirl and Wonder Woman: The Rise of the Female Superhero

Women need heroes.

Until recently male superheroes—Superman, Batman, Zorro, The Green Hornet, Captain Marvel, Captain America—have received the lion’s share of attention in films, comic books, and comic strips.