“One has to shut off that nagging part of the mind and go on without it with bravo and philosophy.” When the twenty-two-year-old Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932–February 11, 1963) wrote to her mother one bleak January day, both women were wading through a darkness of the soul. Science was only just beginning to hone […]

An ecological symphony between the bears and the deep blue sea. “Words are events, they do things, change things… transform both speaker and hearer… feed energy back and forth and amplify it… feed understanding or emotion back and forth and amplify it,” Ursula K. Le Guin wrote in her superb meditation on the magic of […]

There is no movie quite like Teen Witch (1989). The teen fantasy movie was supposed to be the girl version of the mega successful Teen Wolf (1985) but was a colossal box office failure. However, as the film began being shown on cable, it developed a cult following among teens and is now a well-regarded […]

For a guy who is most famous for a murder spree he didn’t even participate in, Charlie Manson is about as creepy as they come. In 1967 the former juvenile delinquent started the “Manson Family”, in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco and the group eventually migrated south and settled at Spahn Ranch. Spahn […]

Astrology can tell you a lot about a person. For instance, Virgo women are ambitious, organized, and responsible. However, they are also critical, stubborn, and uptight. Here is everything you need to know about a Virgo woman before committing to someone with a Virgo sun sign: Virgo Woman Personality Traits Unsplash / Farzad Mohsenvand Virgo […]

Astrology can tell you a lot about a person. For instance, Virgo men are reliable, responsible, and hardworking. They put plenty of effort into everything they set out to accomplish. They make excellent workers, but how are they in relationships? Here is everything you need to know about a Virgo man before committing to someone […]

There are different ways to make decisions. To arrive at a thorough, well-thought-out choice—especially when you’re bombarded with a ton of options, someone is trying to influence the outcome of your choice, or it is a matter that will affect your whole life—you need to forego subjective methods such as listening to your gut or […]

My chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma started just four weeks after I got the cancerous vertebrae removed from my lower back. They’d inserted a metal cage inserted in its place, to hold my back together. The doctor said this procedure would keep me from being in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. I had […]

Pisces It’s not a surprise to find you on this list, Pisces. You’re idealistic, a hopeless romantic, and drawn to those with strong emotions like yourself. Your creativity truly comes into play when it comes to your sentimental streak. You love to create art expressing how you feel to another person–and you swoon if they […]

Whether you’re single or married, have kids or not… there is nothing more therapeutic for the soul than a get together with the girls. It’s the perfect time and place to dish the dirt, vent your frustrations, share your feelings, laugh, cry… without judgement.  These are your people.  Your village.  In this article, I’ll share […]