“Happy Mother’s Day!” – we hear and see everywhere today. Some of us are lucky to celebrate with our child(ren), some with their own...

The holiday season is upon us, and we often find ourselves sending out countless “Happy Holidays” messages to friends, family, and...

Anxiety. Hope. Exhaustion. Optimism. Pessimism. Numbness. These are emotions I feel. And many more. All at the same time. I try to...

It was March 4, 2020, when my almost empty flight from Copenhagen, Denmark landed in Budapest, Hungary. The pandemic already had been...

When I was a child, I wanted to be like everyone else. But  I could not , even though I tried hard. I tried to prove I am like everyone...

Autumn travel season is here. I am in Haarlem, Netherlands these days, speaking at one of my favorite conferences. On the way here, an...

People are often surprised when they discover my rather old-fashioned pastime of sewing. I think they find it a bit at odds with my...

Friendship… there are many kinds… I have friends of many years who I met at the university, through my work, through my family, social...