Crying in my bed because 5 years later, my mom is still dead. While she is frozen in time at 65 years old, I am getting older. My once excellent eyesight has changed. I need glasses. Like really. Things sometimes double when I look at them. I went to the eye doctor- ok I went…
struggle out loud
Happy Father’s Day Daddy. I LOVE YOU!
My dad has two moods: happy and hungry. That’s slightly simplified but for the bulk of my life it did seem that way. Whether or not my dad was having a richer (or tougher work and/or) emotional life- he made sure we believed all was well at all times. And for the most part it…
Annabel Tollman, my friend. I will remember her always.
I met Annabel spring of 2009. I remember what she was wearing- which isn’t typically what I remember about someone- but she was a stylist so… it mattered. Anyway, Annabel showed up to meet Alexis and me at our office in midtown in a long gray cotton knit sleeveless dress with a big brown belt,…
weight related blog posts:
Here are some past blog posts about my weight issues: January 2009 “And so I begin again..” May 2010 “Well now that you’ve mentioned it…” November 2010 “Once a fattie always a fattie” July 2011 “Some say I am obsessive, yup about almost everything” April 2012 “Putting your daughter on a diet just might make…
Why we hate Jodi Arias so much AND can’t look away.
I hate Jodi Arias. AND I am Jodi Arias. No I’m not really Jodi Arias. I’m not a calculating cold blooded murderer. I’m not actually a stalker (facebook stalking is NOT stalking!). I’m not, typically, a liar- oh puhlease like you’ve NEVER told a lie?! I have pretended to like sports more than I like them for…
An excerpt from my speech at the jewish home and some Mother’s Day thoughts…
Tomorrow is the 5th Mother’s Day without my mom. I hate this day. In my mom’s honor, here is an excerpt from the speech I gave at the JHE event last week. “LOSING MOMMY: I had this really cool radio show on siriusxm called whatever with alexis and jennifer, I was getting control of my…
Everyone likes seeing my “fat” pictures. Everyone but me!
It is painful to see the visual of how horrible I must have been feeling to let myself get to THAT place. I have no real recollection of how I got so out of control. I have plenty of lovely pictures from growing up: some thin, some chubby, some cute…enough. …
What an exciting week it was!
I LOVED cohosting @drdrew ‘s show on HLN this past week. He was beyond kind and warm towards me. It was incredibly fun and pretty much like a dream. Glad so many of you got to watch. And Im still emotional from the support I felt from EVERYONE! THANK YOU! This Jodi Arias case is…
My mom would’ve been 70 today.
Happy birthday mommy. I miss you. A lot.
Public Apology and a couple more books…
This morning while I was showering at my brother and sister in law’s apartment after my soul cycle class in NYC (Laurie Cole’s class was INCREDIBLE ahhhh)… I realized that I forgot to include my sister in law Amy Koppelman’s books in my book recommendations post. I am sorry Amy. I should have included your…
my 12 year old daughter’s coping style & my mom bunny’s noodle pudding recipe
Waking up one morning to a bright and beautiful sky, only to know I should’ve said goodbye. I kissed mommy and daddy, said I love you to bro only to know that my world would blow. Starting class at promptly 8:06 Only to know that this was it. Last time I saw the beautiful light,…
what now.
Today started off like most days. I woke up cranky, tired and consumed with worry about nothing of actual importance. I was NOT thinking about whether or not my kids would make it through the day. Some mornings I do get pangs of that kind of worry. But when I do, I go through my…
After the hurricane…
Hurricane Sandy came and kicked our butts in Long Island. Nassau county was hit on both shores- we’ve been without power since- I think you know the deal… And My family is LUCKY! Gorgeous majestic giant old trees are gone- pulled from their roots. The house I grew up in has a lot of damage……
I’m no Felix Baumgartner. But I am willing to confront some of my fears. Are you?
I’m pretty confident when I rock the mic on my radio show (yes I use “rock” as a verb… I never claimed to be cool!) but I’m a complete bunch of jelly bellied nerves when I sing in front of people. I’m super scared. I’m twitchy. I’m wobbly. I’m uncertain and yet it is ALL…
Can my vagina provide entertainment?
I’ve always been one to use my life in my work. Some of the time I tell stories about what’s happened to me in the hopes of providing entertainment to my listeners. Some of the time I tell stories because I think my story will resonate with someone listening and perhaps it will soothe, empower,…