Category Archives: Worthy Causes

See Dana Run! A Newbie Half-Marathoner with a Mission

By Linda | July 9, 2013

Running, like in long-distance-marathon running, has never been part of our family exercise culture. Skiing, tennis, biking, kayaking, swimming, gym exercise equipment, yoga, and pilates are more likely choices for this averagely active group. (Lest I mis-lead or mis-represent, the youngest of three, Becca, does regularly run 3 or so miles, but not yet marathon [...]

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April is Autism Awareness Month. Step 2. Choose Your Impact Point

By Linda | April 10, 2013

People with developmental delays are increasing in number. Our societal response to integrating these people with dignity and compassion is critical to the welfare of all of us. But a society doesn’t respond. The individuals in a society respond. And that is how we move the needle so that change is effected. Everyone should have [...]

Also posted in Adventures in Advocacy | Tagged advocacy, autism, developmental disabilities, political action | 1 Comment

“The Mommy MD Guides” and Other Books I Wish I Had Written

By Linda | March 14, 2013

Almost 5 years and 453 posts ago, I started The Brodsky Blog. I was told I had to build an audience for “my book.” Since then I have written enough to fill a book, but it isn’t the book I started to write about–my experience suing two powerful organizations for gender discrimination and the fall [...]

Also posted in Telling Stories, Uncategorized, Women at Work | Tagged authors, Mommy MD Guides, Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing, Women entrepreneurs | Leave a comment

Xtreme Everest: Trekking to Mt. Everest Base Camp May Save Someone’s Life

By Linda | January 30, 2013

Everyday we are connected to otherwise unknowable people through connectivity never before imagined. Arguably we might not want to meet many of these people, but occasionally one pops into our lives with a special purpose, a mission.
I “met” Bree Fisk, a member of the team of Restech Corporation, a company that makes small sensors to [...]

Also posted in Adventures in Advocacy, Telling Stories | Tagged climbing mountains, ICU research, Mt. Everest | Leave a comment

The Thighs Have It: But They Don’t Have To

By Linda | November 8, 2012

This is the second post in a series that I hope will be useful to us generously endowed but would rather not. We need to get back to our bodies, ourselves, not that the bloody battlefield of electing our government is over, for now…..

Several weeks ago thighs were in the medical news. Too small, [...]

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The Subject Is Thighs: Is Bigger Better?!

By Linda | November 5, 2012

This post and the next one (for this week), were both originally published in 2009. However, by popular request, they are being republished this week as I enjoy some vaca time. Enjoy!
The internet has its way of changing one’s mood as often as one’s mind in a moment’s notice. I was never more manipulated [...]

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The Purpose of Education: Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmatic……and Food?

By Linda | July 26, 2012

The purpose of education in the US has reflected our nation’s ever-changing needs. At the beginning of the 19th century, George Washington’s time, the major goal was to create good citizens. In the early 20th century, legal theorist, John Dewey, saw schools as a place to learn how to live and to use skills and [...]

Also posted in On the Job | Tagged education, food | 3 Comments

Important Public Announcement: Did You Know April Is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month?

By Linda | April 19, 2012

I didn’t. And I should. Why? Because I am in the business of preventing esophageal cancer by controlling acid reflux disease in kids. The picture you see is what an esophagus (the swallowing tube) looks like before it becomes a cancer. This is very rare in children, but not so rare [...]

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April 17, 2012–Equal Pay Day Again. Ho Hum. What Would Gloria Steinem Say?

By Linda | April 17, 2012

Juxtapose: I woke up this morning and NPR did not even mention that today was Equal Pay Day–the day when US women finally have earned the same amount as men in 2011–they had to work 3.5 months longer to do it. WITH: Dancing with Gloria Steinem on Saturday night.
Last Saturday night the legendary [...]