I go back to work next week, and while I’m excited about the show I’ll be working on, and know I’m making the right choice, I’m still absolutely dreading it. Every working mom I know warned me it would be hard, but I never expected how hard it would actually be. Just today I broke down in Target while shopping for my son’s daycare essential. And if “Remember Me” from Coco starts playing… well, let’s just say that brings out the ugly tears. I think what makes this transition p

In light of last week’s tragic passings of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade— two prolific, successful, and adored people who took their own lives, many people have spoken out about their own struggles with depression and other mental health issues. Often times when someone commits suicide it can be triggering for some of us, but this time I’ve been oddly comforted in hearing how many people face these same struggles that I do. I have never spoken publicly about my own struggle

Dear Instant Pot, Our relationship is still in its’ honeymoon phase, but it’s safe to say that I’m quite in love with you. I’d been hearing about your splendors for some time now, but was reluctant to fully commit. And then my mother meddled and forced us together (as a good Jewish mother often does.) But just like many good meddling mothers, she was absolutely right. I knew it was love at first sight when you fit perfectly into my cabinet. It was like it was meant to be. And

Memorial Day has come and gone and the warm air of summer is happily upon us, which means for TV writers and assistants, it’s time to get ready to make another season of television. When I go back to work next month, it’ll be my tenth writers’ office that I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of. For those of you starting out on this fantastic journey, it can be downright scary and intimidating. But fear not, because here are some of my top tips for a successful time as a write