Natural Lifemanship with Nabokov
I use the Natural Lifemanship model to work with my horses in the round pen, to help them develop self-regulation and learn to connect with me. Although the work derives from natural...
Sharon Olds’s Brilliant Odes
Sharon Olds teaches at NYU and I got to hear her read some of the odes several years ago, before they were published—pure delight! Many are about stuff you can't mention in polite...
Yummy Butternut Squash Soup
Another recipe from Aimee Raupp's Body Belief cleanse, this savory, nourishing soup has become a favorite in our house. With its vibrant color, rich flavor, and healing ingredients,...
Turnabout Breeding Makes History
This past year was a beyond-wildest-dreams kind of season for our reining-horse breeding program: we became the first owner to achieve the three simultaneous honors of Leading Sire,...
Avocado Chicken Salad
I discovered this creamy, limey chicken salad during Aimee Raupp's Body Belief cleanse program—a superfood cleanse that reduces systemic inflammation for powerful healing. This recipe...
Hometown in Winter
Walking in my hometown is good for the body and soul. This seaside Massachusetts village, called Annisquam, is part of the city of Gloucester, America's oldest fishing port. The village...
Rigatoni Carbonara
"A deli egg-bacon-and-cheese-on-a-roll that has been pasta-fied, fancified, fetishized and turned into an Italian tradition," says this NY Times recipe. Ah, Carbonara! When I'm making...
Adler’s Sage Advice on Eating and Living Well
Tamar Adler’s book An Everlasting Meal: Cooking With Economy and Grace is a delightful guide to feeding ourselves with delicious, homemade, whole foods that use all parts of all things....
Inner Balance: Biofeedback for Wellbeing
The HeartMath Institute offers at-home biofeedback that cultivates health, resilience, and overall wellbeing for your body and mind. It's meditation-esque, but not exactly the same. The...