This weekend I watched “Young Adult” with Charlize Theron. It is by the writer of Juno and was much more thoughtful than I expected. It is about a woman who at 37, hates her job and can’t find a good relationship. The movie tells the story of her going a little crazy for a little …

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Last Monday I was invited to participate in a book club meeting on the book “Cinderella Ate My Daughter,” which talks about the ways in which the Disney marketing machine influences our children. The conversation was rich, and opinions ranged from those who felt that we have more control than the book suggests, to those …

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I would love to hear others’ experiences on this topic. This is a post about the power of effective listening and one of the biggest obstacles in its path. How often do you find yourself “listening” to someone, only to be formulating your response as they speak? As work it can sound like, “Yeah, great …

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