Times change, and language changes to reflect it. Janna Barkin, author of He Has Always Been My Son, talks about the importance of using the pronouns that people choose to reflect their gender identity that may differ significantly from the gender they were assigned at birth.

Janna tells us what it is...

Alison Hitchcock wrote over 100 letters to a man she barely knew. They met at a yoga retreat and did not really connect until they were next to each other in a headstand and, oops, a simultaneous bodily function took over. Friendship sealed.

Alison, not one to cook meals, wanted somehow to cheer up...

“It’s a girl!” came the proclamation at the birth of Janna Barkin’s second child. Her 5 year old daughter disagreed. Janna Barkin, author of He’s Always Been My Son, talks about raising her transgender son. Unconditional love for this beautiful child, of course, but more than that.

We live in a constantly changing world where gender...

Steve Spitz knew early in his life that he differed from the other children in school. He learned differently, he processed in atypical ways, his mind wandered in class. That he grew up with a devoted family who loved him unconditionally was a blessing that softened the edges of challenges, yet it was only a short time...

Gordon Goodwin is a Grammy winner, composer, arranger, pianist, saxophonist, actor, founder and bandleader of Big Phat Band, popular radio personality, 4 time Hollywood Bowl performer, conductor for Johnny Mathis, worked with Quincy Jones, Steven Spielberg, Christiana Aguilera, John Williams, Ray Charles. You may be tempted to ask “where does it end?” Don’t bother...

Before the days of matchmaking sites and online dating, there were personal ads in newspapers. Rose Taibbi, to keep her mind occupied while waiting to go to the wake of a dear friend, picked up a local newspaper and looked at the personals. She crossed off everyone but  two and, baffled as she was at why she...

Receiving a heart that saved his life, Steven Taibbi lives every day in profound gratitude and wanted to include the donor’s family in his life. His donor David Jason Jocobo, a healthy 36 year old man, father of four, suffered a brain aneurysm and collapsed in front of the family, dying just three days later. The family...

Color one of the most important facets of our lives and sometimes our defining identification. The colors we wear, what does it say about us? What color gets our heart rate up and probably feels like love? Do parents still tell teen children what colors they may not wear? Lee Rosenberg, high-school art teacher is back with some...

Steven Taibbi was born with a hole in his heart and has earned a stunning distinction; one he never asked for. Operated on right after birth, by the age of six he became the first person to live through two open hearts for ASD repair. Throughout his life he was told repeatedly that he had maybe only a year...

Teaching art to high school students may be more than you think. If you add into the lesson plans some physics, chemistry, discovering new talents, patience, and triggered memories, well, you have just entered Lee Rosenberg’s art class.

Long ago and far away I had heard that good teaching is something like 90% entertainment. I believe that. Lee’s...