by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Aug 11, 2026
In 2009, I was standing in the lobby of my building in the Bronx, talking on the phone with the assistant to the director of a million-dollar project I was consulting on. She asked me a question, and I lied. It was not a huge lie. It was not something that would bring...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 19, 2026
Why I had to talk about this in the upcoming docuseries. There I was standing at my mother’s bedside in a New York City hospital. The room was too quiet. Machines humming. Air thick with something I didn’t yet have words for. A nurse leaned in gently and said, “Go...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 18, 2026
Why I do what I do. I was seventeen years old. And I thought I might die on a city bus in the Bronx. It was 1975. I was riding home from school. Just another ordinary day, until it wasn’t. I come from a lower-middle-class African American family with strong values,...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 28, 2026
They’re Not Talking… Now What? Let’s Talk About What’s Really Happening in Your Conversations with Your Tween or Teen I want to start by saying this clearly: If conversations with your tween or teen feel harder than they should, you are not alone. People are watching...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 15, 2026
Four Things To Consider In this time when everyone is going through something big simultaneously, empathy must still lead the way. We still need some real lessons on how to be empathetic and support each other. I was having a tough day processing yet another...
