Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Embracing the Image in the Mirror by Stephanie S. Faubion, M.D.
August 9th, 2016
Excerpted from Mayo Clinic The Menopause Solution: A doctor's guide to relieving hot flashes, enjoying better sex, sleeping well, controlling your weight, and being happy!. Copyright © 2016 by Stephanie S. Faubion, M.D. Reprinted with permission from Oxmoor House, an imprint of Time Inc. Books. All rights reserved. [caption id="attachment_23788" align="alignleft" width="250"] ...
Opportunity Seeking Starts Early by Richard Rende, PhD and Jen Prosek (Excerpted from Raising Can-Do Kids)
August 1st, 2016
So how can we foster opportunity seeking in our children? For decades, scholars have articulated a model for teaching children how to take forays into the unknown and deal with life’s uncomfortable or risky moments. Attachment theory, as it is called, dates back to the seminal work of John ...
Sleep Apnea – My Chat with Dr. Susheel Patil at John Hopkins University School of Medicine by Robin Gorman Newman
July 19th, 2016
In an effort to continue to educate myself about sleep apnea, to further my desire to treat my case and to share with others who may benefit, I've been speaking with medical practitioners who are not treating me at present but are experts in the arena. I had the pleasure to ...
Healthy Living for Later Moms
July 14th, 2016
Motherhood is always challenging, and even more so for mothers who are in their late 30s, 40s, and 50s. In addition to having less energy to work with, older moms are dealing with different health issues than younger moms and often take longer to recover from having a baby. Here ...
Sleep Apnea – Medical Insight: My Chat with Dr. David M. Rapoport by Robin Gorman Newman
July 12th, 2016
In an effort to continue to educate myself about sleep apnea, to further my desire to treat my case and to share with others who may benefit, I've been speaking with medical practitioners who are not treating me at present but are experts in the arena. I had the pleasure to ...
boys of summer by Pamela Francis
July 12th, 2016
Summers were like a box of chocolates when I was growing up. You never knew what you were going to get. Would it be a total bore, rife with disappointments and nothing to write about later when the "what did you do this summer" questions arose? Would it be a ...
Meet Later Mom: Rachel Lehmann-Haupt
July 11th, 2016
AGE: 46 RESIDENCE: Northern California CHILD: A Son, Age 4 Rachel Lehmann-Haupt is one of America’s premier experts on the future of family life, career timing, and the influence of science and technology on fertility and pregnancy, and is widely credited with coining the phrase ‘DIY Mom.’ An in-demand speaker and journalist, her writing ...
My Latest Fab Finds by Robin Gorman Newman
July 8th, 2016
BOOGIE BOARD I love this fun and totally cool product! And, my 13 year old recently got his hands on it, and he now wants one. Forget notepads or sticky notes. Enter Boogie Board. You write on the pressure-sensitive LCD screen with the included stylus, or even your fingernail, without wasting ...
Guest Blog Post: Perfectly Fertile Timing: An Antidote to the Panic of the Last Good Egg by Julia Indichova
July 7th, 2016
As an aspiring actress I spent most of my twenties and early thirties struggling to support myself. My elderly father, a recent emigrant, propelled by his own powerlessness and a wish to see me settled, never missed a chance to remark, “You know, once a woman hits thirty, something happens; ...
Approaching Menopause with Positivity by Carol E. Wyer, author, Grumpy Old Menopause (Book Excerpt)
July 1st, 2016
One of the most frightening experiences I had was my first panic attack, also referred to as panic disorder. I believed I was going to die from a heart attack. Because of the hormonal fluctuations occurring inside the menopausal woman’s bodies, several physical and psychological effects take place, and panic ...
