I'm a consultant for the Showtime Series United States of Tara.
My essay, Different Than I Thought, is included in True Mom Confessions, Romi Lassally
My essay, Finding My Father, is included in Things I Learned About My Dad in Therapy, Heather Armstrong
I made my therapy journals available online - Not Otherwise Specified
Not currently in print.

United States of Tara - Series Clip

I’m SO proud to be a part of this series. Can’t wait for the premiere on January 18th on Showtime. If you’re free that night, grab a drink and watch along with me. It will be like we’re all watching it together. And if you watch the end credits real close, you’ll see my name [...]

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Take Me Back

Back when I was married to my first husband and my first son, Devon, was about a year old, we bought our first Nintendo. (How many times can you say first in one sentence?) We said it was for Devon but really it was for us. The first game we owned was Super Mario Bros [...]

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Ripa

“There is nothing on. We could be forced to watch the biography of Kelly Ripa. There are things about her you don’t even know you want to know.”
“There is only one P in Ripa?”
“Yes.”
“Well, that’s about all I wanted to know.”

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United States of Tara

Today marks the first day of production for The United States of Tara. I’m so excited for this series. Not just because it’s about a mother trying to cope with a dissociative disorder and raise her child (which is an awesome premise for a show) but also because they’ve asked me to work with them [...]

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