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My little sister, and frequent travel partner, called me after I had consumed just the right amount of wine to ask if I’d go with her to Coachella. After some back and forth, we decided to go on a bigger adventure: drive down the coast of California...

"Follow The Reader" is our new series featuring unconventional leaders and trailblazers. This month: business mogul Barb Stegemann. Credit: Nicole Lapierre “You have no right to keep your gifts to yourself.” Barb Stegemann, best-selling author and business mogul, casually blew my mind when she looked me in...

For nearly thirty years I was a newspaper reporter, covering some of the worst crimes and disasters in recent California history. The stories almost always ended badly and a daily dose of writing about violence, death, terror, and tragedy took its toll. Then there was the issue...

“Happy Mother’s Day” is a loaded phrase. After having kids, I started looking at authors’ representations of mothers through a more critical lens.

The royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is right around the corner, and it’s all the media can talk about, dissecting every single angle down to the bone. I once had a major crush on the prince when I was a teenager, but I’m over...

If patience is a virtue, then moms must be the most virtuous people on the planet. We are rewarded somewhat for our patience on Mother’s Day, when our children are (supposedly) thanking us for everything we’ve done during the previous year with a bit of burnt toast, lukewarm...

Perhaps the only wilful act in the entire lifetime of Queen Elizabeth II was her single-minded insistence on marrying, for love, an outlier prince from an exiled and vagabond Greek royal family – the naval officer who turned her head as a 13-year-old. The union with Prince...

Samantha Cowan and her mother, Leslie Cowan. One of the greatest gifts my mom has given me is a deep love and appreciation for stories. Whether it's reading, going to the movies or the made-up tales she told me when I was little, storytelling has always been an...

Sarah Nicole is a social media influencer behind the Instagram account @TheBirdsPapaya, and has lost 100 pounds by practicing self-care and healthy habits.

From aerial yoga classes to green juice diets, everyone is on the hunt for the next big health kick. Here are five products to improve your wellness.