Author Archives: Carrie Dinow
The End
When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was a bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made of … Continue reading
A Wrinkle In Time…Aging
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? What does it mean to age gracefully? At what length will you go to try and look younger? Does botox mask and cut us off from our … Continue reading
The Hangover…Addiction
“Trying to reason with an addict is like trying to blow out a lightbulb.” ~ Anne Lamott Many magical traditions hold that you control a monster by speaking its name. Alcohol Drugs (Prescription and illicit) Cigarettes Sex Porn TV Gambling … Continue reading
Show Me The Money!
Money doesn’t grow on __. The love of money is the root of __. The rich get __. Save for a rainy __. It takes money to __. It’s just as easy to marry __. Money can’t buy __. What … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Sex
What role does it play in your marriage? Can you take it or leave it? Are you the one who wants it more or the one wants it less? Is it what you imagined it to be? Would you rather … Continue reading
Fifty Shades of Marriage
What is a Marriage? Does it exist only between a husband and wife? Does gay marriage count? What do you do after the thrill is gone? It seems that marriage can be a lasting covenant between two people – a … Continue reading
ParenTeen – The Kids Are Not All Right
As an old Italian proverb puts it: “Little children, headache; Big children, heartache.” Continuing the rich and juicy conversation of Parenting from last week, we will move into the interesting and provocative stages of adolescence and teens. As much as … Continue reading
Parent Trap
FREE COUNSEL! It may be that the feeling of needing another kind of child to love visits all of us as parents from time to time, when things feel particularly challenging. But if we go deeper we may find that, … Continue reading
Fear Factor
Some of us call it anxiety; others call it worry; and then there are those who won’t call it anything at all. And yet, if we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that we live out our lives … Continue reading
The Anger Games
When a farmer uses a kind of fertilizer that does not have any effect, he has to change the soil. The same is true for us. We have to change the way we tend to the rich soil that is … Continue reading
