When we created The Art of Elderhood course, my dear friend Paul Browde said something that has stayed with me deeply. He observed that in relationships, we often forget. We forget the miracle of the person sitting across from us. We forget their preciousness. We...
“If you’ve heard this story before, don’t stop me because I would like to hear it again.” I love that quote from Groucho Marx. People sometimes apologize for telling a story more than once. They assume that if a story has already been told, it...
Recently, I was reflecting on a concept from Martin Buber that has become increasingly important to me throughout my life. There are two ways we can meet another person. We can meet them as an “it.” Or we can meet them as a “thou.” At first,...
Every true love story is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven’t loved enough. —Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love Connection is our superpower. Through connection we have the power to...
One Sunday afternoon, I was speaking with a good friend on Zoom and we shared screens to look at my website. Something was there, but it was not my beautiful web site. It was unreadable, and the pages didn’t work, and my heart sank. When it happened, because I...
After the first presidential debate on September 29, 2020, I received many messages that said: “Hedy, how about teaching them to cross the bridge?” People know that for over 30 years, I have guided people in relationships to experience the most alive and joyful...
