How Giving My Kitty a Pill Reminded Me Why I Don’t Have Children

  I’ll be honest. I’m a weenie. Oh sure, I may seem like I have my act together, but if truth be told, there’s a valid reason I chose to not have children. Don’t get me wrong. I love, love, love kids. I love their pudgy little legs when they are just infants, and their [...]

By |2023-02-13T09:06:03-08:00February 13th, 2023|Blog, Front Page|0 Comments

When Facing Your Fears Goes Awry

I have a friend who was so utterly overwhelmed with the 5-year process of researching and writing her book, that when it was finally published, she couldn’t wait to escape to another country where she wasn’t tethered to computers, fax machines, phones, and utterly stressful jaunts to the airport Fed-Ex office during rush hour to [...]

By |2022-07-29T13:53:20-07:00July 29th, 2022|Blog, Front Page|0 Comments

My Year of Kindergarten in a Charming French Village

When I was four years old, my father was a professor at UCLA on sabbatical, teaching at the University of Toulouse in southern France. So my family lived in a tiny village just outside of Toulouse for a year. Back in 1960, the locals had never met anyone from abroad, so they always referred to [...]

By |2021-09-30T15:18:27-07:00September 30th, 2021|Blog, Front Page|1 Comment

What Can Gymnastics Teach Us About Facing Health Challenges?

So, the exciting events of the Tokyo Olympics are behind us and can no longer provide the escape we all needed from the bewildering news we hear on a daily basis. And now that the story of the incredible gymnast Simone Biles’ withdrawal from most of the events is not the jaw-dropping news it was [...]

By |2021-08-24T10:14:46-07:00August 24th, 2021|Blog, Front Page|0 Comments

Can YOU Say Irony?

I’m often asked if the Fertility Awareness Method is a good form of birth control for all women, but my answer is usually a surprising “No” — which, as you can imagine, often throws some for a loop. Since I’m clearly a huge advocate of a scientifically validated, natural method of contraception, why wouldn’t I [...]

By |2021-05-18T09:51:46-07:00May 18th, 2021|Blog, Front Page|2 Comments

The Unlikely Tale of Ethan and Little Mochi

Over the many years since Taking Charge of Your Fertility was first released in 1995, I’ve had the joy of experiencing scores of amazingly serendipitous moments, but I think the one that will always touch me the most occurred just a couple years ago. But before I describe it, let me give a little context. [...]

By |2020-12-09T14:57:16-08:00December 9th, 2020|Blog, Front Page|2 Comments

Learning to Advocate for Yourself

My book, Taking Charge of Your Fertility, has been translated into nearly a dozen languages over the years, so a few days ago, I had the pleasure of Skyping with a charming Czech journalist about the upcoming release of the book in the Czech Republic (who knew?) While talking with her, I mentioned how one [...]

By |2020-11-10T10:46:50-08:00November 9th, 2020|Blog, Front Page|0 Comments

A Fascinating Epiphany in the time of Covid

I had an amazing realization a couple days ago. But before I tell you about it, let me set the Fertility 101 stage, as it were: A baby girl emerges from her mother’s womb with all the eggs she will ever have, already residing in her tiny ovaries. Baby boys, on the other hand, don’t [...]

By |2020-09-16T21:58:19-07:00September 15th, 2020|Blog, Front Page|1 Comment

Ah . . . To Be a Giant Panda Giving Birth

God knows that the news lately has been anything but fun, so I was touched a few days ago when I happened upon the whimsical announcement that a 22-year-old giant panda named Mei Xiang gave birth to a tiny cub a few days ago at the Smithsonian National Zoo. But as I continued reading, I [...]

By |2020-08-26T16:48:29-07:00August 26th, 2020|Blog, Front Page|0 Comments
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