Gina DeLapa

Last month, I flew back to Michigan to be with family, because a loved one was near death. My loved one rallied. It was eight days of bedside visits, quiet laughter and ultimately a tender goodbye. By the time I got into my rental car and finished sobbing, I had

I'm okay dying thirty years from now – I just want to be well-fed when it happens. Which is why I recently revised my advance health-care directive: to bring it in line with my Catholic faith, specifically to ensure feeding and hydration whenever feasible. (Sometimes it isn&

Work-life balance is a beautiful thing, but for now you may need just the opposite: good old-fashioned imbalance so you can succeed where it matters most – before the opportunity slips away or the problem gets bigger.  Example: Tight, angry hip flexors recently drove me to seek out (ugh)

Ever have an old co-worker whose memory makes you smile, years or decades later? If it's been awhile, I invite you to reach out and tell them, while you still can. Last month my old friend and former co-worker John passed away at age 57, and

If one more podcaster tells me to take cold showers, stop eating three hours before bed, or blow myself a kiss in the mirror, I'm going to DoorDash them a late-night pizza and maybe a crucifix. (Kidding. I would never weaponize my faith.) But the guru fatigue

Even if you're retired, your time is valuable and surprisingly scarce. I wrote down these hacks to help you take back more control of your time and your life. 1. Come up with a 7-day framework. It helps to have this in writing, even if it'

Somewhere in the last year or two, my friend Roxanne and I started using the phrase “the saddies” as a playful way to talk about the times we just feel sad or blue. As in the following recent exchange: Me: "I had the saddies last night, after talking to

Nothing clears the mind like a good old-fashioned change of scenery. On a recent overnight getaway, I wrote on the hotel notepad, "There's no substitute for showing up for yourself." So what does that look like? Maybe setting an alarm to go to bed. Putting

Your year no doubt had some setbacks and successes. And while I started out to encourage you to count the wins, the truth is both matter. Both have the power to shape you – and shape your year ahead. If the spirit moves you, set aside some time today or tomorrow

Gratitude. Gratitude can help you unhook from other people's jerkiness. (Yes, including that of the person you're thinking of right now.) Staying grateful takes discipline, and none of us are perfect at it. But when you shift your energy to what's working – the people