Catherine Gigante-Brown

I saw my present mother-in-law in a whole new light the first time she held my newborn son.

If the odds of getting cancer are like Powerball, why couldn't I be a scratch-off millionaire?

herbalist. shiatsu practitioner. healer.

Even when I explained to my son that he came from a long line of short people, it didn’t help. David still felt bad about being small. How could a five-year-old possibly get this type of size-shaming message? From other people, mostly insensitive adults. They gave him the idea that bigger was somehow better.

Re-imagining the cervix, preserving the earth, facing breast cancer a whole new way…Annie Sprinkle’s wisdom abounds. “Life is a performance art piece,” she said...

I’m sure you’ll find it a delicious and well-stocked place. There are just a few rules

I sat obediently in her chair atop four ancient copies of the Yellow Pages. Crossing my fingers, I prayed Catholic schoolgirl prayers.

I realized my father was from a generation that never said those three little words. He was saying he loved me without them. But I didn't realize it then.

I dreaded putting him back on Concerta in the fall but I knew I had to. Or did I?

Like if she steals from you — cash or a boyfriend. Or does something illegal she wants you to be a part of — or lie about. I draw the line at felonies (sometimes even misdemeanors) and you probably should, too.