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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. 

the washington postPreparing kids for college is not for the weak

Returning to my childhood home, and memories of my late father

CosmopolitanI cry over pretty much everything

My dad was an old-fashioned husband – but he wanted more for me

AARP

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

Scary Mommy
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

How my baby healed me

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

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Mom, writer, purveyor of unsolicited advice. No longer driving carpool, still driving my kids crazy. L.A.Times,Wash Post,Cosmo,Good Housekeeping,AARP

Thrilled for this piece to finally see the light o Thrilled for this piece to finally see the light of day on @thegirlfriendletter. And a hearty thanks to @profwendywood, author of Good Habits, Bad Habits, for her words of wisdom. I wrote this back in February, before Covid threw us all a curveball. One thing that I realized is that whether or not we’re in quarantine, many of our basic human traits remain the same. Once a perfectionist, always a perfectionist...until I learned that that mindset was actually holding me back. Love to hear your thoughts. Link in bio. #goodhabitsbadhabits #perfectionisoverrated #selfcaretips #breakbadhabits #lessstress
So excited to start this book! It’s been hard to So excited to start this book! It’s been hard to tear my eyes away from the news to read for pleasure, but it’s a necessity. My favorite time to read is in the morning when I first wake up, when I’m still cozy in bed. How about you? #untamed #glennondoyle #readingforpleasure #readinginbed #readingwomen
When your Mahj game needs a fourth, you do what yo When your Mahj game needs a fourth, you do what you gotta do. #mahjong #mahj #learningfromthebest #alwayswelcome #dogsofinstagram
So thankful for every little bit of normalcy I can So thankful for every little bit of normalcy I can get. Playing Mahj with my mahjagals is one of my most favorite things to do. Plus, it’s so good for the brain! (Click on the link in my bio to read about my love affair with the game and what it’s done for my life). Thanks @caritk for the fabulous Mahj goodies! #mahjong #playitsafe #betterwithfriends #letsplay #mahjongtiles #loveofthegame
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Hiding a multitude of sins. #incognito #whodis #un Hiding a multitude of sins. #incognito #whodis #underwraps #pandemiclife #lifeisgood
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