Yeah, it sounds like clickbait. But it isn’t. There’s nothing like starting an article with a chip on your shoulder (Yah, yah, here it comes, another perfect health sales pitch about detox teas…) and realizing you’re dead wrong. I can’t speak for you but that kind of realization effing makes my day. Why? Because realizing I’m dead wrong…

The pursuit of unhappiness, especially your own. Please kindly don’t show up at my house. But wait, there’s more. During some research for another article, I came across a bit of intriguing information about a rather little-known psychiatric disorder that might explain some of what I’m seeing on Medium and elsewhere. The disorder is called Cherophobia, which is when a person has an irrational aversion to being happy.

On finding that perfect fit for your particular lifestyle. These worked for me, and why I fought to keep them No matter how old you are, you need a doctor who is in your corner. Not all of them are. As you age, you will find this harder, as ageism is rife in the medical community. This article addresses two primary kinds of docs that I’ve encountered (there are plenty…

Are you ready for the one single thing you can’t stop? Here are some ideas on how to prepare for when you’re down. You and I will go down at some point, either on the way to being old/er, or when you are old. “Old” being relative these days, but that’s another article. You may never injure, but you will age, if you’re fortunate. In aging, depending on how you prepare, that alone…

Is the dream really all that? As with all things, it depends. Some thoughts on living the overdrive life In the early seventies I joined the Army. As a young enlisted woman of 21, I was ready for anything, and like so many at that age I had huge dreams. I wanted to fly fighter jets, above all things. That dream was impossible back in 1973. It would take…

I’ve had a bee in my bonnet about this for a long time, especially at medical people who perpetuate the use of this false metric BMI, or Body Mass Index, is wrong, has always been wrong, and always will be wrong. I am tired of calling this out. And this is for my Medium fellow writers who, even if you have MD after your name, continue to use this outdated and utterly ridiculous measurement in…

I’m just saying here. Watch what you listen to when the season starts The day after Thanksgiving, a holiday we really, really need to rebrand and rethink in America, is full of portents. Some shop, some overdose on football, others trim the tree, some of us, well. In America, Christmas — and all the other religious holidays too — but mostly Christmas —…

The holiday starts early at my house, and it’s full of reflection By this time 2022, the stated plan was to have sold the house, organize a temporary place to live, start to study Spanish for a move to Colombia. None of that happened. What did happen was more interesting. Plans to move meant letting go of pretty much everything superfluous that…

Is it worth selling your soul? For many, it apparently is. Not for me. Let’s talk