In November I had the distinct privilege of being part of a group, invited by The Global Fund, to travel to Ghana and witness first hand some of their efforts at eliminating HIV infection from mothers

Back when I was first making the decision to quit practicing law and do, well, anything other than work in a law firm, I spent A LOT of time agonizing over what my "purpose" was. "If money was no obje

November is traditionally the month of being thankful, and this month's topic asks us to explore the idea of giving and receiving, especially in the context of being thankful. And let me just say I tr

Yesterday I made tomato soup from scratch. The fact that I made soup is unremarkable because I make soup all the time, and being that it is September and tomatoes are in full swing, me making tomato

You would think that as a feminist I'd have plenty to say about this month's topic of "healing between genders."  Surely I am stocked full of examples of gender essentialism gone wrong, or exercises t

Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that I face with ambivalence, not because I think it’s some artificial Hallmark holiday, or because it reinforces antiquated notions of gender, but because, for a

Today marks the official 4 week mark with Olive and I'm not going to lie, it hasn't necessarily been an easy go of things.  She's one of those newborns who insists on nursing all the time and w

Some of you may remember a while back a little blog post I wrote (in relation to my first pregnancy) that posed a simple question: was I a bad feminist because I wanted a boy?  Well, perhaps th

So declared my five-year-old at dinner tonight.  You could say the comment caught me off guard, and you'd be right.  Religion is a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants topic in the Hegemommy hous