On my mind

The blog includes articles I have written over the last few years, as well as a weekly post where I share what’s on my mind, even if it’s an undeveloped idea that popped up when I was stirring a vat of cheese!

Dark and Light – Refuge, Glory, Hope

(This article contains content about suicide. If you or anyone you know experiences suicidal thoughts or impulses, please call your local suicide hotline or emergency services.) “…the thought of suicide is a

Sexual Health in Paradise Nature, Norms, Nexus

Way back at the beginning of our relationship, I remember my husband saying to me, only very slightly in jest, that there are really only three important activities to do on vacation:

Homeless MotherLand, Superpower, Neurofeedback

June 26th marked 25 years since the “handover” of Hong Kong back to its motherland, China. What an odd term, “handover”, as if what is home to millions is but a puck

Identity Crisis – Footprints, Invisible, Connection

Alarmed by the barrage of horrifying mass shootings in the US of late, we are all shaking our heads and wondering, “what is happening to us? What is going on here? What

You’re Not the Only One – Responsibility, Resentment, Regret

The other morning I woke to the tragic news of a catastrophic earthquake in Afghanistan. By the time I tuned in, 1000 people were already dead, and 1500 more were injured and/or

Learning from Experience – Ricotta, Red Flags, Right to Life?

Like most of us in the U.S., this latest spate of mass shootings and particularly school shootings, has flooded me with every imaginable emotion: grief, rage, despair, fear, impotence and more. When

Say Cheese – Regulation, Nourishment, Love

As I was pondering what to write about this week and thinking that of late, my blogs have been perhaps too “dark”, I happened to catch a whiff of the pungent dirty

Gracias a La Vida Disowned, The Attachment Bond, The Other Side of the Coin

In June in San Francisco, the city is more colorful than ever, with rainbow flags billowing gaily in the wind. We live blocks from the famed Castro District, which is community and

George Floyd, Two Years Later – Remembering, Reliving, Forgetting, Forgiving

On May 25, it was two years since the tragic murder of George Floyd. It seems like just a flash moment since I wrote my blog marking the one-year anniversary. “Pandemic time”,

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