“It’s all in the wrist,” explains Audrey Hepburn, the leading character, Sabrina, in the movie Sabrina, as she cracks the egg shell using a single hand. For some reason, those five words have resonated- my having unceremoniously wanted to master the skill with as much aplomb as Ms. Hepburn. So sure enough, last summer, I exited from my habitual comfort zone of using both hands for the task and got serious.

To embellish or to minimize, that is the question. According to the late William Zinsser, an American writing expert, a “ Memoir isn’t the summary of a life; it’s a window into a life, very much like a photograph...” At the end of the day, the key questions are what to include, what to omit, and how juicy to make the content.  The answers lie in the memoir writer’s purpose along with their inner comfort level.

In Chapter three of my soon-to-be-released memoir, The Beauty World Through the Lens of a Psychiatrist, I use the expression “the devil is in the details” while describing  the nuts and bolts of setting up my private practice. It’s one of those intuitive expressions often used while skipping the backstory. We like to think it means that details are the building blocks of any successful outcome, those sturdy little cornerstones that hold up the edifice, even if  less glamorous than the sweeping vision.  

If you happen to be a coffee lover, the first cup of morning is probably sacred. It must have just the right finish- long, slightly smoky, and hopeful- a finish that pleasantly lingers like a fine wine. For me, the ideal setting for those first few tastings is outdoors, maybe for you as well.

With Saturday Night Live recently celebrating its 50-year milestone, it’s impossible not to reflect on some of the show’s most iconic sketches.

Creative career solutions often emerge after the fact. Perhaps, you have experienced the hassle of being downsized or discovered that after all that training, your position is a dead end.