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Read more: How far we’ve comeI just went to see my new primary care physician—who happens to be a woman. In addition, my gynecologist, my dermatologist and my cardiologist are…
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Read more: Are you a workaholic?Wayne Oates, a psychologist who invented the word workaholic, wrote 57 books. Oates once said that his own addiction was “a disorder akin to substance…
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Read more: When you feel overwhelmedYears ago, before my children were born, I helped take care of Rose, my mother-in-law, during the three weeks before she died. It was the…
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Read more: Be directHelen Thomas, the first woman assigned to the White House to cover a president, died on July 20, 2013. She was a success because “she…
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Read more: Never ever give upWe nominate Diana Nyad for Resolute Woman of the Year. After swimming 110 miles from Cuba to Florida in 52 hours and 54 minutes, Nyad,…
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Read more: Caregivers—sacrifice and joyWhen my daughter was diagnosed with cancer, my husband and I immediately moved her into our house and I became her caretaker. Today, we are…
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Read more: A tribute to RoxieFayteen and her family are still grieving for their beloved dog, Roxie. Since Roxie died recently, we have been thinking about how much our animals…
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Read more: Eager for new adventuresWhile I was watching my daughter, Mary Elizabeth, walk across the stage and receive her master’s degree recently, I remembered the day she started school…
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Read more: A hummingbird moth?My daughter, Mary Elizabeth, thought she saw a tiny hummingbird feeding on purple flowers. She followed it as it fluttered around Blue Spring near Eureka…
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Read more: So many amazing thingsI just read Wild by Cheryl Strayed again before my book club discussed the book. I was impressed by Strayed’s tenacity. Even though her boots…