Category Archives: Lending Insight

In “The Book of Self-Care: Remedies for Healing Mind, Body, and Soul,” Mary Beth Janssen invites us to become spiritual warriors. Because simple daily practices, breathing, and mindfulness are good remedies for what ails us, she hopes that we may … Continue reading →

Alan Ball’s “Six Feet Under” is the quintessential prestige drama about death and life as it focuses on a family of funeral directors in Los Angeles. Debuting on American TV on June 3, 2001, it gave stories to characters who … Continue reading →

Seventeen years after its initial run, HBO has brought back its groundbreaking series Sex and the City, calling it a new chapter. This reboot follows three of its four original protagonists as they navigate new experiences, like parenting teen children … Continue reading →

At age 54, Kathy Brandt was diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer. She knew that treatment would be futile against this aggressive beast. Documenting her struggles on social media would grant her hope. A short film, “Documenting Death,” would further grant … Continue reading →

When author Barbara Abercrombie’s husband died, she found the condolence messages of friends and loved ones hollow and meaningless. “My husband had not gone off to a better place as if he was off on holiday,” she writes. “He had … Continue reading →

Jacqueline Woodson, winner of the National Book Award, took her own youth, which she chronicled in her memoir-in-verse, “Brown Girl Dreaming” (2016), and used it to write the lyrical novel, “Another Brooklyn” (2017). This dreamlike novel follows the protagonist, August, … Continue reading →