by Marlena Fiol | Feb 19, 2020
Here’s a tiny glimpse into my life in 1984: I have moved to Stamford CT with my two children, aged 8 and 12, and a just-married-to second husband. I finished my PhD coursework at the University of Illinois but have not yet begun…
by Marlena Fiol | Feb 14, 2020
August 26, 1943 – my dad on the left and my mom on the right – the day after their wedding, at the Newton, Kansas train depot, on their way to Paraguay, South America. Little did they know, on that day, what the map…
by Marlena Fiol | Feb 14, 2020
Imagine you’re in your early 30s, you’re in a wheelchair, hallucinating, barely able to follow the doctor’s speech. It’s Friday. And he says,” You’re not going to make it until Monday.”…
by Marlena Fiol | Feb 12, 2020
Me in Paraguay I grew up on a leprosy station in Paraguay, South America. At twenty, I moved to the U.S., married, had two children and supported my husband in getting through school — and then divorced. Me as…
by Marlena Fiol | Feb 7, 2020
I am really excited today to bring you the thinking of New York Times best-selling author Dr. Stephen Post, on issues that have driven his career. Stephen and I will be discussing a range of topics, such as whether we…
by Marlena Fiol | Jan 31, 2020
Has my façade of self-confidence and control fooled you? I love what Belinda Campbell, artistic director of Wit Incorporated says about such a façade: “I want to punch myself in the face. Maybe then my outside will be hurt and confused like my insides.”