Bookends: April 2026
When my younger child turned two, we switched his car seat from rear-facing to front-facing. Although this child didn’t hate rear-facing as his elder sibling had, we still anticipated that … Continue reading Bookends: April 2026
Tag: Mental Health
Bookends: March 2026
At the end of March, I visited Montreal. It’s not the traditional Spring Break destination. When I told the kindergartners I read to each week that I’d been to a … Continue reading Bookends: March 2026
Sorry to Disrupt the Peace by Patrick Cottrell
Helen Moran is in her shared studio apartment in Manhattan accepting delivery of her roommate’s new IKEA sofa when she gets the call telling her that her brother is dead. … Continue reading Sorry to Disrupt the Peace by Patrick Cottrell
Book Review: Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope
Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope by Randye Kaye My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book isn’t a great work of … Continue reading Book Review: Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope
Ebb and Flow
Last week, I wrote about “flow,” the feeling of ease and contentment that comes when one is engaged in an activity in which there is a balance between challenge and … Continue reading Ebb and Flow
Imperfect Happiness 