Linda LaRoche

Why do some people shy away from conflict? Their tendency to be overly agreeable allows others to walk all over them, leading to pent-up...

I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for all the private condolences I received for my beloved baby girl, Coco. It’s been a...

Coco Fleur Mama's Little Girl Feb, 2, 2010- Oct. 2, 2024 She came into my life, being what I needed, giving much MORE than I ever...

Be it sprawl, its boring architecture, constant light, or scorching climate, L.A. plays a lead role in hosting experimental spaces beyond...

I don’t watch the news every day.  It’s too toxic for my taste. And in my opinion, anyone who does risks being cynical and stuck in their...

L.A., City Hall, Across the Street Dorothy Chandler Pavilion I recently saw Clue at the Ahmanson Theater and laughed at its crazy speed,...

We are currently in Mercury Retrograde. I take an interest; in having this configuration in my natal chart, so what does it mean?  ...

I don’t often post on news events but when I read about a 56 year-old-man who emailed about the D.A.’s color of her panties, I felt I...

I can still remember that Saturday 25 years ago as I was getting ready to see an Art film and how I felt when I got into the car and got...

All of us go through life changes.  Here is a list of things I now implement that I wish I had known and practiced years ago. Don’t seek...

I’ve been reflecting lately on how much stuff I own. From my experience, I know things don’t define me and that all of us can make do...

I think there are so many things that we grieve and we don't realize it. We grieve the passage of our youth. We grieve the passage of...

I love being in a test kitchen.  I got the bug when I was a kid making desserts and my Mother allowed me free reign. I was struck again...

I haven’t posted because I’ve been preoccupied with more pressing matters. Listening to radio programs is something I enjoy, and one...

My mind runs faster than the wind can carry me which translates to getting bored quickly by repetition.  Because of this inherent trait,...

“If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live...

Every time I’m in Sprouts or Whole Foods I see pictures of Taylor Swift gracing magazine covers and I just don’t get it. Apparently, she...

Last week, I went to Norton Simon Museum to watch the silent film Metropolis by Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang, which was made in 1927...

In the 1990s American clinical research psychologist Elaine Aron launched a book, The Highly Sensitive Person. In it I discovered myself....

We all know givers and takers. Takers have a distinctive signature: they like to get more than they give. They tilt reciprocity in their...