My family and other animals
My family read together each night throughout my childhood. We’d sit on our faded blue living room couch and listen to my father read aloud. One of the books we discovered together was My Family and Other Animals by famed naturalist Gerald Durrell. Gerald relates stories from living on the Green island of Corfu with his fractious […]
How to Get Someone You Love To Change (Spoiler: You Can’t)
I have some tough news: you can’t change people. People have to want change in order to make progress. If they don’t want to change their behavior, that’s where to begin. You can start with data, with a personal appeal, or any other approach that you think will work to help them want to change…
25 Days in Ghana with my…
This fall I spent 3.5 weeks traveling with my mother in Ghana, Africa. Before embarking for this trip, I had never had a particularly strong desire to go to West Africa. I’ve always wanted to visit many different places, like Morocco, Peru, and Nepal, but West Africa never quite made it on my list. By […]
Meg Poe at Responsive Conference 2017…
I’m pleased to share this talk at Responsive Conference 2017 with Meg Poe, professor at New York University. Megan Poe is a psychiatrist and interpersonal psychoanalyst who teaches one of New York University’s most popular and fastest-growing classes. Her topic? Love! At this year’s Responsive Conference, she’ll explore with us what it takes to live, love, […]