I'm a 30-year-old American woman who just finished my second graduate degree. Instead of chasing a high-paying job or moving to a big city, I moved in with my Italian mother-in-law in a small town ...

My daughter is 19 and I still feel like time went too fast. It's her last year at home before she moves away and starts her own adult life. Letting go of her while staying connected is my new ...

While back-to-school season is exciting, it's also stressful — more for me than for my kids. They often have short-lived crises that I want to solve for them. I've realized they can actually do a lot ...

Whenever I miss my mom, I reach for my favorite photo of me and her. We’re sitting on the steps in front of my childhood home in Massachusetts, cuddled up next to each other. I’m three years old and ...