The driest conditions in 200 years combined with strong Santa Ana winds have set California on fire. Satellite images show smoke pouring over the Pacific ocean while back on the ground thousands of firefighters battle five major blazes. Almost a million people have been forced to flee their homes. Residential damage has already topped [...]

I remember the moment like it was yesterday. I was with my 5-year-old son in the Muslim country where my US Navy officer husband had just been killed in action by a Muslim aircraft attack on his ship. My son and I had to stand in an internationally publicized ceremony in front of the 37 [...]

In 1977, I thought I was successful. I owned 50 percent of a successful business, had  a PhD and was married with three children. I believed I had accomplished this all through my own capability and wisdom. I thought I could accomplish anything if I just tried hard enough. My knowledge, strength of will, college [...]

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"I struggle with compulsive overeating. When I’m bored, stressed, depressed, joyful, (or for almost any reason really), I will turn to food as a way to deal with whatever emotion I may be feeling. I subconsciously try to feed my heart with physical food.
I am learning to [...]