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Hashimoto’s and Relationships
There’s nothing quite so frustrating as sitting in your doctor’s office with all of your symptoms...
Hashimoto’s and Supplements
The top 5 Reasons We Avoid Taking Them As someone who went on a journey to find her healing in the...
Before and After — And You Know… The Middle
Remember the movie Pretty Woman? You know, the one from about 30 years ago (gulp, yes, it was that long ago) where Julia Robert’s character is rescued and transformed from being a paid escort to being a valued and treasured woman. Sigh. We all love a good Before and...
Nothing Changes When You Travel
Nothing Changes When You Travel… I just arrived home from my travels. Five weeks in bella Italia. Sigh. Partly for work (Boutique retreats in Italy that I design for women each year) and then, vacation, I flew my family in to enjoy some time in a country we all...
It’s All a Blessing
Ciao Friends! I’m in Ravello to celebrate my 50th on November 14th and I can’t begin to tell you the magic that is unfolding. I will tell the fuller story when I return. In the meantime, here is something I wrote on the train from Florence to Naples on 11/11....
The Power of the Spoon
Growing up Italian, there is this special relationship we have with the wooden spoon. It’s a staple in the kitchen for many reasons: You can use it to brown the meat for the gravy (yes, that’s what we call the red sauce that goes on pasta) without making the...
A Good Problem to Have
I was walking with both of my boys today in Rome. There was a weather advisory which required all classes to be canceled and schools to be closed. No small deal. Because it also happened to be on the one day I had booked a tour almost a year ago with our...
A Season for Self Care: Top 10 Tips from Stacey
10 Tips for Self-Care Before the holidays come upon us and make you feel like you’re on top of a hill that’s lined with banana peels while you’re on roller skates ready to slide uncontrollably from Halloween to New Years Day, you can do something about it! You can...
When I’m Angry WITH You
Friends, I know what it is to be connected to people. I love people. Truly. I have my close friends, whom I love and trust, and a community at large whom I adore and that loves and trusts me. It’s really an awesome experience. But I want to share with you...