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Continue reading →: Recipe of LoveI sit in my damp kitchen and smear mustard on two pieces of wheat bread. My daughters are out with their boyfriends, and my son is strumming his guitar upstairs. The rain pelts the sliding doors as I wait for my father to visit. He tells me my mother couldn’t…
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Continue reading →: How a Love Affair with Manhattan’s Energy Shaped My Life JourneyI knew what I wanted, sort of I always wanted to live in a skyscraper, but the closest I got to it was working at the Empire State Building. Growing up, I’d watch all the New York City movies of couples who had stunning Manhattan apartments, complete with a doorman…
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Continue reading →: The 360 Shift of Middle AgeI started writing this piece a few hours ago, and while it was free-flowing, it just wasn’t hitting the way I wanted it to, so I left my desk and went outside for a walk. Whenever I get stuck, I put it away because I know my brain is always…
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Continue reading →: I’ll Never Get Over Losing My Mom and It’s OKIn the first year after Mom crossed over, I didn’t know how I’d lived for 365 days without her. One year without hearing her voice, saying “I love you, baby.” It still breaks my damn heart. As a child, we lived with my Nanny and when I was seven, she…
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Continue reading →: My Grays Showed Me How to Live My LifeGrays erupted in my early 40s around the same time I started to realize I had a say in my own life. I quickly covered them up, lest someone see them. This only led to having them burst out a couple of weeks later, as if to say, “Danielle, you’re…
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Continue reading →: Living Through Losing My MomYears ago, I used to break down in a puddle every time these thoughts popped up (which was more often than even imaginable). Then I purposely tried to stuff my sorrow. I can’t say it was any better. It was just different.
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Continue reading →: Welcome
I’m Danielle, an award-winning writer with a passion for health, wellness, and parenting. Whether I’m diving into the latest health trends or offering practical advice for parents, my goal is always the same: to educate, inform, and empower. Over the last two decades, I’ve written for some of the most…
