Here are some of the places you can find my work. To see a full list of where my writing has been featured, including books and brands I’ve written sponsored content for, please click here.
Preparing kids for college is not for the weak
Returning to my childhood home, and memories of my late father
I cry over pretty much everything
My dad was an old-fashioned husband – but he wanted more for me
How Lyn Slater (aka Accidental Icon), 65, became an internet fashion sensation
How I fell down an instagram rabbit hole, and found the perfect makeup routine
5 Great products for covering your gray in between salon visits
Why I feel bolder in my 50s than ever before
How Mah Jongg expanded my shrinking world
My daughter is just like me – and parenting her is driving me crazy
Parenting with anxiety: The parenting mistake I still struggle with
The benefits of playing sports for the kids (and the parents)
Playing sports in college: What’s the game plan?
High school extracurriculars: Does college have to end your passions?
What to do over the summer: What the experts say teens should do
Getting ready for an interview: Helping your teen become interview ready
Advanced placement courses: How many is too many for your student?
College safety tips: Talking personal safety at college
Freshman year is not the real goodbye
9 Ways to breathe new life into your empty nest
My kids’ rooms are not the saddest rooms in the house
On year three in the empty nest and it’s glorious
20 tips for college dorm drop-off
15 tips for surviving the holidays
20 pieces of advice my father taught me
My biggest parenting mistake is one I still struggle with
10 universal truths of parenting a teenager
7 tips for when your college kid comes home for holiday breaks
The real reason I don’t want to see photos of your kids on Facebook
Letting my kids win, in honor of my father
Books:
But Did You Die? (Setting The Parent Bar Low (I Just Want To Pee Alone Book 5)
My Other Ex: Women’s True Stories Of Leaving And Losing Friends
Not Your Mother’s Book On Being A Mom
Mom for the Holidays: Stories Of Love, Laughter, And Tantrums At Christmas And Hanukkah
Feisty After 45: The Best Blogs From Midlife Women
Sponsored Content writing:
Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros., Lakeshore Entertainment, Digital Media Mgmt., Bed Bath & Beyond, Proctor & Gamble, Edelman, Cort, Dove, Readers.com, Classmates.com, Method, Women Online, FutureofSexed.org, StopMedicineAbuse.org, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, Picture Keeper, Bless Box, OCM, Kaplan Test Prep and Paperless Post.
Accolades:
Panel Judge: American Society of Journalists and Authors Annual Writing Awards 2018
Panel Judge: Erma Bombeck Writing Competition 2018
2017 BlogHer Voice of the Year Honoree
TODAY Parent’s Funniest Parents on Facebook
Panel Judge: Erma Bombeck Writing Competition 2020
Speaking engagements:
Freelance Writing for Beginners, Type-A Parent Conference, Chicago, 2018
Blogging & Freelance Writing For Beginners, Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, 2017
Midlife Reinvention & Breaking Barriers On Social Media: Fashion Influencers Over 50 Killing It On Instagram, Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, 2017
Women And Aging In Hollywood, Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, 2016
What To Expect When Your Kid Goes Off To College, Parent salon via Windward School, L.A., 2016
