First Person Singular by Wendy Braitman

End of Week Zen

One small step at a time. 

Illustration by Lisa Congdon

Social Media Guide

I advise all of my career coaching clients to have a profile on Linkedin. It’s a must. As far as the rest, that’s up to you.

Illustration by Olivia de Recat

My Own Bride

Hear the poet, Maggie Smith, read her complete poem here:

And dog makes 4

I wouldn’t want to leave out my beloved Rose.

Illustration by Alessandra Olanow

To Live and Learn

Illustration by Lisa Congdon

Happy Birthday Michelle Obama

Portrait by Amy Sherald in the Smithsonian Institution

Ginger Snap

Photo by Sarah Illenberger

Sweating the Small Stuff

Here in Los Angeles, where driving is a task of fury, I totally get this gripe. In fact, it happened to me today.

Chart by Matt Shirley

Women Win

Looking Back Looking Forward

A few days before the Today Show clip aired, the producer texted that she needed images from my past to fill out the segment, and she needed them fast. Frantically, I searched through my sparse collection of photos and the best I could come up with is the spread in The Washington Post from almost 8 years ago, all about the single life. Wow, what a blast to see those again.

Illustration by Michael Dumontier and Neal Farber