A Look at The New HBO Series “Divorce,” Starring Sarah Jessica Parker by Jackie Pilossoph for ESME Is it possible to have a mentor who is a fictional character? If so, Carrie Bradshaw was mine. Happy, fun, brave, and kind, Bradshaw had a way ...

Today is Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jewish people. Known as the day of atonement, it is the day to ask God for forgiveness for all your sins. In other words, it is a time for confessions. It is a solemn day, yet there is joy in it be...

From a divorced guy: I just don't know anymore.  Everything I had worked to build for over twenty years--retirements, my house, everything, she took it all.  Three years later, I am struggling and she is doing great.  Everyone tells me to move o...

What makes people fall in love? There is love at first site, there is friendship that leads to love. It could be someone's laugh, or their passion for what they do, or the way they are with their kids. It could be anything. But what about how a perso...

If you are a fan of the hit Showtime series, Ray Donovan, than you'll appreciate this week's Love Essentially, published in the Chicago Tribune Pioneer press, about the Donovan's marriage, and how even through infidelity they find a way to stay toget...