The opposite of loneliness and isolation is belonging. Belonging looks different to each of us and we can belong in several spaces at the same time. I was recently in London and my younger brother happened to be there at the same time. Our scheduled aligned so we were able to spend a day together walking, laughing, talking and making time to visit a gravely ill family friend. As we explored the city where we lived as teenagers and where my brother later spent much of his

Friendships are important to me, especially the friendships I have with the women I choose to be close with. There is something deeply grounding about these relationships. I believe friends are the family members we choose to walk through life with. Some friendships last a lifetime. Other friends come into your life for a reason or a season. I have come to appreciate both. Each one brings something new. Each one teaches something. Each one leaves a mark. My definition of frie

What I Didn’t Expect (but deeply appreciate) On May 25, I’ll turn 61. And while I don’t usually make a big deal of birthdays, this one...