Writing

By Trish • July 1st, 2011

Published in baystateparent magazine In December 2009, Britney Gengel, 19, of Rutland MA, was home on winter break from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. Brit was excited about her upcoming school mission trip, “Journey of Hope to Haiti” with international relief organization Food for the Poor. Britney told her parents that she was thinking about changing her major from Communications to Human Services. “The three of us talked, heart-to-heart,” Britney’s mom Cherylann recalls. “We said, ‘Brit, you’ll know, when you come ..read more

I recently gained illicit possession of something that’s never before been seen outside the kitchen of the Original Emeril’s Restaurant in New Orleans, and I just can’t keep it secret. It’s too good to be true! It’s better than knowing what’s in Emeril’s Essence, or cracking Emeril’s confidential Cajun or Creole creations. It’s Emeril’s 15 Commandments for Excellent Customer Service. Oh, it’s hot. Spicy hot. For all us foodies out there who know first-hand how bad service can spoil the best ..read more

“MAGIC Man” George Chmiel Runs Ultras to Raise Funds and Awareness of Children’s Growth Disorders Published in baystateparent magazine First-place winner: Human Interest, NENPA 2010 Awards It was a hurting wrist that got 29-year-old Boston resident George Chmiel running three years ago, trying to find a way to overcome the setback of a torn ligament from playing pickup football. But it was a hurting little girl, suffering from a rare, life-threatening growth disorder that got him ultramarathoning for a cause. Luci Horvath, (age 3) ..read more

Published in the Metrowest Daily News and the Westborough News It’s the holy grail. The brass ring. The oldest, the notorious, the elite, the famed. The magical, mythical Boston Marathon. And I was running it. Just saying “I’m training for the Boston Marathon,” gave me a smug, self-satisfied feeling. I won’t lie. No matter that I was a charity runner, had the flabby breasts-tummy-thigh-thing going from bearing three children in five years. I dreamed of that moment in April when I ..read more

Watch the 2010 New Bedford Race Video Some runners choose their races based on distance. Or notoriety. Or the terrain, the location, the cause, or maybe the color of the T-shirts. I didn’t choose to run New Bedford for any of these reasons. I chose it because it was an official “Boston Marathon” team run for our Alzheimer’s Run for the Memory team. I also signed up because I checked the weather on my iPhone and ..read more

Last week, I flew down to Key West to spend a quiet weekend with my husband. I left behind four kids and four-degree weather in Boston. Our plan was to relax by the pool, soak up any precious sunshine that came our way, and pretty much do nothing. That all changed when I arrived at Key West, and decided to try to share a cab ride from the airport. Always the enterprising one, I spotted a woman and asked her if she ..read more

An Interview with commentator and best-selling author Suzy Welch Published in baystateparent magazine and TulsaKids magazine Ten minutes. Ten months. Ten years. What will the consequences be of the parenting decisions you are faced with, right now, in the near future, and in the long-term? Have you ever thought about it that way? Or do you find yourself making haphazard decisions based on guilt, gut, expediency, or the stress of the moment? Suzy Welch, author of the bestselling book, “10-10-10” believes ..read more

How Rehabilitative Yoga Can Help By Trish Reske Published in baystateparent magazine When baystateparent’s Think Pink cover model, Jacy Watson, of Concord, MA was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 37, the very last thing on her mind was yoga. “You get the phone call, and you’re sitting in your house, and the first thing you think is, ‘Oh my God’ and ‘What do I do?'” What she did was begin a long journey of treatment for her breast cancer that included multiple ..read more

Steve Roslonek of SteveSongs, talks about co-hosting at PBS and becoming a dad, offering insight to parents of talented kids. Published in baystateparent Magazine Ten years ago, Steve Roslonek didn’t know the places he’d be going in his music career. He just knew that he loved kids and loved music. After writing some songs for his brother’s first grade class and receiving a positive response from kids and parents, Steve knew he was onto something. “It was a pretty immediate click ..read more

Published in baystateparent magazine What if you could give your child a special gift? A gift that was never the same, always changing? That stimulated imagination, creativity and observation? That could calm even the most hyper child –without drugs? That could improve her test scores? That would ensure she would become environmentally responsible? And that would give her a profound sense of “place” in the world? Now what if this gift was free, readily available and lasted forever? Where do you ..read more