Catherine Gigante-Brown

"Bring over a meal—and leave. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, from soup to nuts. And coffee. Plenty of coffee."

Alas, I am the lone female in a house full of men. Only two men, but they take up a lot of space.

I’m boycotting you until you start recognizing breast cancer survivors like me by carrying mastectomy bras.

I asked a handful of women: why are people so scared of ladyparts?

I’m a firm believer that Tiny Kindnesses can change the world, one sweet, loving gesture at a time.

Anne Lamott's Operating Instructions wasn't your typical cutesie baby fare. It was raw, real—and unabashedly funny.

The overinflated American work ethic is slowly killing us. It’s constantly pushing us to do more — put in longer hours, check business emails on personal time, take calls from our bosses when we’re chilling in Cancun.

Why do we venerate individuality in adults but condemn it in children?

I thought cancer was behind me. Until I had a weird pain near my left ovary which lasted for several days. It felt a lot like ovulation...Only, at 56, that train had left the station a long time ago.

Although America’s “lying in period” fell by the wayside in the 19th century with the disappearance of the frontier, it’s alive and well today in many cultures globally. Seclusion traditions where both mother and child recover and bond are still the norm in many cultures worldwide.