Whether you are experiencing pregnancy yourself, supporting a surrogate, deciding to become a surrogate, or living with someone who is pregnant, it’s easy to see how hormonal changes affect daily life. From morning sickness and mood swings to the dramatic…
Cooking 101: How to Incorporate Wine Into Your Meals
Pouring yourself a glass of wine with dinner is simple enough. But using wine as part of the cooking process—whether in a rich stew or a delicate cream sauce—requires a little more care and practice. With a few helpful tips,…
An Honest Wine Journal: What I’ve Been Opening, Why It Worked, and What I’d Do Differently
I started keeping notes on the wines I was drinking after one too many evenings of opening something wonderful and realizing the next morning that I had no idea what it was. What follows is an honest account of the…
Protecting Your Family: What Moms Need to Know About Skin Cancer & Moles
A Summer Wake-Up Call There’s this moment I keep thinking about. A few months ago, a colleague someone I share hallway laughs and microwave lines with mentioned a mole on his neck that had changed. It looked a little different,…
Neuroplasticity in Action: 6 Surprising Daily Habits That Literally Reshape Your Brain
Your Brain Is More Malleable Than You Think What if the way you think, react, focus, or even feel wasn’t set in stone? That’s the promise of neuroplasticity—your brain’s built-in ability to change itself in response to experience. Whether you’re…
The Seasonal Entertaining Wine Guide Worth Returning to Every Year
Fall and winter entertaining carries a different quality from the lighter, more spontaneous gatherings of summer. The occasions are often larger, more significant, and more emotionally weighted. The wine choices you make for these gatherings contribute more to the experience…