Julie Fingersh
WRITER | JOURNALIST
Julie’s personal essays, editorials and reporting cover culture, wellness, relationships, parenting and how to lead a better life. Her work has appeared in media outlets including The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Huffpost, The San Francisco Chronicle, and the Miami Herald, among others. Her blog is the midlife sequel of the award-winning humorist column she wrote in New York City in her twenties for Billboard Publications, Inc.
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Featured Articles
When Older Relatives Shrug At Coronavirus Restrictions
The New York Times
How To Set Pandemic Boundaries For Relatives
The New York Times
The Beast Between My Father and Me, Then and Now
Miami Herald
What It's Like to Send Your Kids to College in a Pandemic
O, The Oprah Magazine
My Love Triangle With Bruce Springsteen Rocked My Marriage
O, The Oprah Magazine
Doing Life Right
Huffpost
Admission Scandal’s Deeper Message — Adults, We’re Up
San Francisco Chronicle
Why My Dog Going Gray Is Killing Me
Huffpost
Colin Powell Taught Me The Power of Saying Yes
Marin Independent Journal
My Blog
We’re all searching for happiness, humor, pleasure, relief, richness, answers. That’s where my blog comes in.
This Life
Living With Death: A Suggestion
Losing loved ones is one of the hardest things we humans face. But what if we change our relationship to death?
Parenting Teens
Addicted to Netflix? Why It’s The Best Parent-Kid Bonding Ever.
After a lifetime of contempt for TV, I’ve found the real reason to binge-watch: my daughter.
This Life
My Abs or Yours? A Mid-Life Crisis
I’m lying on a table like a slab of meat, and Amy is telling me to knit my abs. Um, what? I don’t knit. I’m ...
About Julie
Julie Fingersh is a writer and freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in media outlets including O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, Grown and Flown, BusinessWeek and Billboard Publications.