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MAYA BLUE A Memoir of Survival was launched into the world less than two weeks ago, and the response has been amazing: Maria Shriver selected MAYA BLUE as one of her “2025 Summer Reads” in her online publication, The Sunday Paper, and the US Books editor of The Daily Mail loved MAYA BLUE, and they’re

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Amy Gutierrez was 18-years-old when she started writing for my first website, BreastCancerSisterhood.com. I always knew I wanted a young

Remember Rene Russo’s Italian Riviera colored smoothie in the Thomas Crown Affair? The enticing blue-green concoction that made many of

Sometimes I’ll rewatch a film I’ve matured into like Alan J. Pakula’s 1971, dark thriller, Klute. It’s not that it

Poetry has never been my strong suit, but today I found a poem I wrote decades ago. I was old

This week, Good Morning America (GMA) reported that the Surgeon General declared “vaping” to be an epidemic among teenagers, and

This Christmas it will be eight years since my darling husband died, unexpectedly. For some reason, this is a particularly
One of the best trips I've every taken was with my two best girlfriends. A lot of it took place
What if we give the gift of loving kindness—to total strangers—this Christmas and Hanukkah?
Mammograms can change our world in the time it takes to “Inhale. Hold it. Don’t breath.” This year my annual
My blog readers have convinced me to start walking and strengthen my bones. Sometimes I inspire you, and sometimes you
Why is it sometimes so difficult to motivate ourselves to do things we know are in our best interest? Please
If you think about it, girlfriends and our favorite shoes are a lot alike: They’re comfortable, with just the right
For some of us, going to the movies, alone, is outside our comfort zone. My dear friends, David & Esther

Somewhere I read we look seven years younger when we view ourselves in our own mirror. I think that’s true.

I remember the exact second I learned I had breast cancer. Since then I became high-profile in the breast cancer
Cheryl Strayed, NYTimes #1 Best-Selling author of Wild, her memoir about her 1,100 mile hike, talks to me about the
In the last two weeks I've been to a funeral, a memorial service and a Mexican funeral mass. Have you
While moving a fallen tree during Hurricane Florence 17-year-old Jadon Olsen was struck in the head by two other falling