Published in Macalester Today, Winter 2015 The set has all of the trappings of a serious make-out scene: two college students, a couch, and the suggestion of a keg in the background, props familiar to most college graduates, whether you came of age watching Happy Days...
Postpartum depression is the number one complication of childbirth. Seven years since her death, the family of Jenny Gibbs is still committed to helping the one million new moms who will be affected by perinatal mood disorders this year. Learn more at Jenny’s...
Can you love animals and eat them, too? Originally published in Mpls/St. Paul magazine, October 2008 Though I’ve been a meat-eater most of my life, I’ve always been squeamish about its preparation. I prefer not to touch bacon until it’s been burned...
A friend of mine got a degree from a top-flight business school and took a job at one of those Fortune 500 companies where “full-time” means a minimum of 60 hours a week. At first she loved the pace, the travel, the nicely padded expense account, and the...
One of my favorite health columns from Mpls/St. Paul, probably because going for regular hikes is the one health directive I’m truly fanatic about. (Flossing and five servings of vegetables a day, not so much.) The kids were this size when I first wrote this,...
This article originally appeared in Mpls/St. Paul magazine, 2009 Sharon Jaeger and her partners at Central Pediatrics in St. Paul offer a class every month to address the many fresh anxieties of expectant parents. Frequently asked questions have included what...
