Lisa Lucke

During the half-time show at a recent Super Bowl party, someone within earshot of me said, “You know how I know I raised my kids right? They wouldn’t know who the fuck that is,” referring to Kendrick Lamar, who was performing on stage. I spent some time trying to figure out what exactly the parenting win was for the person. Do they consider their parenting on point because Kendrick called out and continues to call out grown men who have sex with minors? (If the rumors about Drake et al. are to … [Read More...]

To get straight to the point, I heard Matt McConaughey on a podcast recently, and the topic was relationships. He said his wife, Camila, serves him tea every morning because “her tea is the best.” That’s awesome! Incidentally, my husband makes the coffee every morning because he gets up before me. It’s not the best, but it’s better than the coffee I don’t make. As a matter of fact, he often brings it to me wherever I may be snuggled, trying to make the transition from asleep to wide awake. But … [Read More...]

It’s taken me 45 years to rebuild my self-esteem since it broke off from the iceberg of my soul like a fragile, frozen splinter at the tender age of 13. So why do I continue to undermine my self-confidence on a daily basis? When will I learn to identify and steer clear of toxicity before it infiltrates my life and establishes itself in my mind every single morning? I gave up Facebook in 2024 and successfully limited my Instagram to recipe videos and ab workout hacks. I lost TikTok, got it back, … [Read More...]