by Marlena Fiol | May 28, 2020
I am pleased to bring you the thinking of today’s guest, Dr. Joshua Coleman. Josh is a psychologist in private practice in the San Francisco area, with particular expertise in family dynamics,…
by Marlena Fiol | May 15, 2020
I am pleased to bring you the thinking of today’s guest, Jackie Shannon Hollis. Jackie is a writer, storyteller, speaker and the author of the memoir, This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story. The book…
by Marlena Fiol | May 14, 2020
One face of my ‘Now Normal’ is that of a serious author, being interviewed about my life and my writing. Another face of my ‘Now Normal’ is that of a silly Nani chasing my grandsons with a water hose. …
by Marlena Fiol | May 11, 2020
I can’t really do anything other than be here — now This pandemic has at least temporarily ripped apart any illusions of permanence. But I find myself already trying to identify and claim the quasi-permanence of the next ‘new normal.’ Normal is that…
by Marlena Fiol | May 7, 2020
My grandson and I before the pandemic I am busier than I’ve ever been: Blogging, preparing for podcast interviews, interviewing, being interviewed myself, and writing the first draft of our biographical novel – with time squeezed in for exercise and…
by Marlena Fiol | May 6, 2020
The question “Are conflicts damaging my intimate relationship?” is very meaningful to me. I’ve known both extremes — a relationship that was almost entirely conflict-free, and one with quite a bit more conflict than usual. Quite a while ago, I published a story “Is a…