August 2009

Portable, Equitable and Accessible

I just had the fortune to be introduced to real life support for moms where founder Melissa Stanton has written an accessible and logical essay on why health care reform particularly matters to women. It’s her post from Tuesday August 25th (although some of you might get sidetracked by her more recent post on “Twlight” […]

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OH MY GOODNESS: I LEFT MY VOICE ON THE BUS

This week I am honored by Whitney Johnson’s invitation to guest on Dare to Dream, a blog I thoroughly enjoy, recommend and quote often. Here’s a brief extract from “Oh My Goodness: I Left My Voice on the Bus.” “… It’s not that I don’t enjoy corporate life. I do. And I am good at […]

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Work-life Lessons from a Birth Story:

My eldest son is three years old today. He has brought nothing but joy and delight into my life. Even-tempered, curious and cute beyond words, he is a gift every single day. Naturally on his birthday, I am reflective about his actual birth. And birth always gets me thinking about women, medicine and power. Recently, […]

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A Time to Play

I don’t consider myself a particularly playful person. Nor creative in traditional, crafty sort of ways. My idea of a good time outside of family and social life, is a night surfing the internet reading interesting things, following up on recommendations and occasionally settling down with a book. OK, I do sometimes watch the “West […]

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