Welcome to the X.

2022 was a year of transition for me. It’s been both wonderful and challenging, but that’s life, huh? Chapter X is my passion project, between our monthly Zoom get-togethers, podcasts and the pieces I write each week. I am grateful to all of you who…

Do you struggle to have difficult conversations with your adult children? These types of conversations are unavoidable, but they don’t require you to sit down for a long, in-depth discussion. It just means that we can’t ignore the things we need to talk about to…

I love books. Moreover, I love stories with interesting characters. The book club selected for our next meeting two detective stories, one of which is Agatha Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.” At the beginning of the book, where Poirot first appears, he converses with…

When I think of flexibility, my brain immediately thinks of yoga. Yes, I know how my body feels after an hour on the mat. Unused muscles are brought back to life and I feel more alive and “in” my body. It’s good and I know…

Whether you’re married or partnered, there will be times when you need to have difficult conversations. But retirement is one of those challenging discussions that many couples don’t address until the ground is coming up fast.  That’s why I invited Amy D’Aprix to join me…

As a teenager, I remember vividly hearing my parents on the phone following the notification of someone’s death. A quiet pall fell over the house, and whispers ensued. Someone they knew was suddenly gone, and I surmised their feeling of mortality became a reflecting point.…

Lately, I’ve been thinking about what matters and why it does. My mental gymnastics began with trying to understand the lessons I learned growing up. What mattered to my father and my mother? Unfortunately, I never heard from their mouths directly, but I can surmise…

Is it really more difficult to learn new things as we get older or do we just become stuck in our ways? While it’s easier to stay comfortable, this doesn’t mean we should stop ourselves from growing. Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as…