Forgiving Siblings Even When You Feel Wronged
No one wants “family” to strike out at them, and I’m no different......
Carol A. Cassara
Why We Should Process Grief All The Way Through Life
To live a full and healthy life, we must feel our grief and work our way through it....
What It’s Really Like On The Whole30 Program
Their Paleo spicy ground beef looks just like dog food. Riley thinks so, too, because when I eat it, he begs for some....
Born This Way: A Reality Show Featuring Young Adults With Down Syndrome
When this young woman announced to her mother that her dream was to move to L.A, live independently. and leave her mother behind in Colorado, the look on her mother’s face said it all....
Ghosting: When A Relationship Just Disappears
I had always wondered why he disappeared without a trace...so years later, I asked him......
How Do You Get Closure When You’re The Only One Who Wants It?
Thankfully, my California therapist helped me talk this through. For years. And then one day, out of the blue, I knew I wanted to close the loop....
Don’t Let Anyone Tell You That You Are Not Enough
If you want to spend the rest of your life playing with your grandkids, taking them on trips, learning how to weave baskets or just napping all day–it’s perfectly ok. ...
How I Fixed My Back With A Good Diagnosis
The good news -- I found a remedy that feels damn good....
7 Tips To Avoid Lost Luggage
You can’t avoid human error completely, but there are some things you can do to increase the odds that you and your luggage will celebrate the holidays together...
Best Job-Hunting (and Life) Advice, Ever
If there’s only one key to success, this would be it. ...
5 Stylin’ Yet Affordable Summer Hats
Hats that provide real protection are often not that…attractive. So, how to choose a hat that flatters you?...
Is There a Better Name For A Vagina?
I have a bone to pick with our newish need to toss the terms penis and vagina around like they were fetch toys....
Is Honesty Really The Best Policy?
Life is full of little fictions and agreements we make not to talk about the hard stuff. But I think the hard stuff is the meat of life....
Meno-Madness: Upbeat Advice To Younger Women
If I were a younger woman reading posts about menopause, I’d be SCARED TO DEATH so......
How I Got Back With My Husband 27 Years After Divorce
I understand the fascination with how this marriage was resurrected. I’m fascinated, too, and it happened to ME!...
How to Choose the Perfect Hostess Gift
“Have hostess gifts gone by the wayside?” a friend asked me the other day?
Maybe they have, along with all the other courtesies and manners that Amy Vanderbilt ...
Why I Don’t Fear Death
Interestingly, those who have had near-death experiences report they no longer fear death, because they’ve seen what comes next. I’m taking their word for it. ...
When Is It Time To Take the Car Keys?
For many years he was a danger to himself and others....
Carol A. Cassara
Carol Cassara blogs daily on creating our best lives at http://www.carolcassara.com. She’s been writing professionally since she was 16-years-old and can’t seem to stop. When not at her keyboard, she and her first, ex- and now, current husband (all the same person) are traveling to exotic and interesting places. Or playing with their seven-year-old maltipoo, who refuses to believe he’s not the center of the universe.