One of my recent blogs sparked a lively conversation on Facebook about ben wa balls.  For those of you who may only have a vague idea what they are, ben wa balls are small, marble-sized balls usually made of metal with a small weight inside them.  The pair I have, however, are made of jade.

I spent last weekend in Montreal celebrating my birthday.  I love that city, with its European flair and its appreciation for blatant sexuality. Strip clubs peacefully co-exist next to retail stores like H&M on the main drag, St. Catherine Street, and nobody even thinks it’s ironic that the street’s named after a saint. Sex and [...]

I just came across something I wrote last summer, and I was struck by how relevent (yet again!) it is to what’s happening in my life right now.   Enjoy! A few weeks ago I watched “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium”, a delightful movie starring Dustin Hoffman as a 242 year old toy maker and Natalie Portman [...]

There is a pervasive myth in our society that a good marriage is like living on easy street.  People have the misperception that there’s never or rarely any tension in a happy marriage.  In my experience, nothing could be further from the truth.  But one thing that separates a good marriage from a bad one [...]

What is it that causes so many women in their forties to re-evaluate their lives and enter a mid-life crisis? For some, their children are grown or nearly so, and they can finally take time to decide what’s important to them.  For others, it could be the death or infidelity of a spouse, job loss, [...]