Patrice Bendig

Listening to all the Christmas songs that were impossible to escape on the radio this past month, I realized something for the first time in my 26 years: about 95 percent of holiday songs focus on home. "Baby please come home," "I’ll be home for…

Growing up, I always knew that my mom was different . In some ways, her uniqueness was a trait that my friends envied. They were jealous of the way that sometimes, we would be driving to the supermarket, spot a blimp in the air, and then suddenly…

Editor's Note: February 22-28 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Each day this week, we'll be featuring a piece about women's body image. And remember: If you're struggling with poor body image or an eating disorder, you're not alone, and…

My best friend and I are constantly playing phone tag. But there’s one person who promises to have my undivided attention once a week, no matter what: Dr. R; my therapist. For the past two and a half years, we have spent 55 minutes every Tuesday…