Kathy Radigan

Kathy Radigan is a writer, blogger, social media addict, mom to three, wife to one and owner of a possessed appliance. She posts a weekly essay each Sunday on her blog, My dishwasher's possessed! and has had her writing featured on What to Expect, BlogHer, Mamapedia, The Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop and other publications. She is a contributing author in Sunshine After the Storm: a survival guide for the grieving mother and The HerStories Project: Women Explore the Joy, Pain and Power of Female Friendship. You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Google +

Kathy Radigan’s morning ritual is something so many women do each day. Read more from Kathy on her blog. With very few exceptions, I’ve been partaking in a daily ritual since I was about 16. I’ve performed it in front of an audience of acting students for a class exercise as well as with a …

As a mom to three kids, I do a lot of going in and out of my house. Each time I go to meet a bus, or get into my mom-mobile, I revisit a piece of my childhood and one of my most treasured possessions–my quartz rock, my family touchstone. The rock sits among shrubs …

What I Do When I Look in the Mirror

A Touchstone to Connect Me to My Mother