Dear Mom, As I sit awake at 2 a.m. in our ground-floor apartment, thousands of miles away from you, I can’t help but reflect on the challenges of motherhood and the love and admiration I have for you. It’s one of those cursed nights when I can’t sleep and my thoughts are overwhelming me. It’s …
Illumina has announced that CEO Francis deSouza has resigned from the biotech company. The decision comes just weeks after activist investor Carl Icahn failed to oust deSouza from his role in a heated proxy fight. The board of directors is now searching for a new CEO and considering both internal and external candidates, with Charles …
As someone who is known to those closest to me as a curious amalgam of discipline and ineffectuality, my idiosyncrasies often leave others bemused. Without fail, I rearrange the contents of my refrigerator with the speed and precision of a professional Tetris player, yet I once let a snake plant wither away because I forgot …
Dear Therapist, I am seeking advice for my 35-year-old stepdaughter who has been in a five-year relationship with a 38-year-old man. My stepdaughter’s boyfriend is an only child with peculiar parents and has some eccentric habits, such as his food preferences. He frequently comes over for holiday meals empty-handed but leaves with containers full of …