In the stunning 102 acres resort of Terranea in Palos Verdes Peninsula, the LA Times Magazine presented its first annual conference on health and wellness. They invited health experts, cancer specialists, nutritionists, and sleep specialists to inspire us to make the commitment to take better...

I went to see the new Renée Zellweger movie this weekend, "My One and Only", a film that touches on the ever present subject of a woman's liberation after leaving a man. The movie is set in the 1950 and follows Anne Deveraux, a southern blonde who, as her husband...

Last weekend, I went to see "Cold Souls", the new movie starring Paul Giamatti.

Cold Souls is a perfectly imperfect movie that tries to make us understand that it is ok to be exactly who we are, going through exactly what we go through, having our own challenging experiences....

In the spirit of optimism, three hundred women gathered at the Women's Foundation of California Momentum Awards on Friday May 8th to honor 6 influential women who have trail blazed their way to become extraordinary pioneers in their communities. These women have in their unique way stood forward...

Recycled thoughts are not healthy for sustainable living.

Have you noticed how often the same thoughts circle through your mind? They come while we're getting dressed for work, driving, during any activity, even in our sleep. They can be incomplete feelings, incomplete thoughts or actions -- regrets of some kind....

It's time for a stimulus plan of confidence.

With the stunning shakeup in our economy, it is easy to have our personal confidence shaken. How then can we each have those wonderful feelings of confidence that some people radiate -- as if they have been touched by the gods?

In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Viola, one of the main characters, disguises herself as a man in order to get a job with the local prince. As a result, she finds herself entangled in the mess of an unrequited love triangle: She falls in love with the prince, who is...

Editor's Note: Stacey Lawson is off this week, but please look for the return of her column next Monday.

Wouldn't it be nice if just as we are about to embark on a new experience -- a new relationship, a new job, motherhood, or just moving to a new town...

No one knows what's going to happen because it has never happened before. I read this the other day on a postcard, and it started me thinking about this fear of the unknown and the comfort zones that keep us safe, outside of unexplored territories. We often don't know, when...