Marla Paul

Margaret Campbell thinks of a family as "a constellation of planets consisting of a mix of biological and non-biological family relationships." A fortunate woman, she counts at least seven planets...

When writer Susan Spano and editor Penny Kaganoff were going through divorces, one of their greatest needs was to talk about their breakups and listen to other women's stories about...

You yearn for higher cheekbones, firmer thighs or a flatter stomach. Feeling some dissatisfaction when you look in the mirror is normal. But if you obsess that your looks are...

Bucking for a promotion? Yearning for a soul mate? Want to get out from under that black cloud? Cast a spell. You don't have to be a witch to do...

You are spritzing on a new perfume in the cosmetics department at Nordstrom in Old Orchard when your beeper goes off. It's time for your appointment. You traipse past the...

They believe in you If angels needed an earthly representative, they've found it in Joan Wester Anderson. The Prospect Heights author helped bring them into the mainstream with her bestselling...

My 7-year-old daughter and I sat in the darkness of the Gardens Cinema in Skokie's Old Orchard Shopping Center waiting for "The Baby-sitters Club" to begin. Before deeming this PG...

Did your mother tell you to marry a doctor? Maybe it wasn't such great advice, especially if you're a physician too. Doctors' marriages do not receive a good diagnosis in...

Farewell, Bambi. Bon voyage, Dawn. Hello, Madison and Taylor. Ultrafeminine names for girls are passe. The hot names are ones that feminist and career moms think will look good on...

Here's a perfect product for sunbathers who consider turning from front to back the aerobic portion of the sport: a lounge chair water sprayer that provides remote-control coolness for outdoor...