Diana Laskaris

Have you ever loved a pet? If so, check out my latest Substack post dianalaskaris.substack.com/a…

I am like a chestnut. What are you like? Find out in my latest Substack post. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

What choices have you had to make lately? We are the sum total of our choices. Read more in my latest Substack. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

Today’s My 15th Wedding Anniversary! As I’m writing, I’m grateful in a way I can only hope others feel at some point in their lives. If you like love stories, read my Substack post today. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

Where's "home" for you? I've been thinking about that a lot lately as I celebrate the anniversary of a home I never imagined I would have. Or did I? Read more about it in my latest Substack post dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

Appearance versus reality. What you see isn't always what is real. Read more on my latest Substack post. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

I don’t usually tell much of my personal 9/11 story except when people directly ask me about it. But because now, 25 years will have passed, and I feel it’s important for me to share some things I experienced and some I have learned. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

You ever feel like you need to overachieve in everything? When you're exhausted from trying to relax, maybe it's time to recalibrate. Read more in my new Substack post. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

Sometimes My Soul Aches Today is one of those days. If you know what it feels like, you're not alone. Please read more thoughts on kindness, authenticity, and a little bit of human frailty. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

When's the last time you did something really unexpected, dare I say, strange? What would it be like to get back that part of us which loved to do things, see things, even be something different. Read more in Substack dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

Today is an extraordinary day. A total solar eclipse that many of us will be able to see. But how can we make every day extraordinary? Read my thoughts about that on Substack dianalaskaris.substack.com/p… #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2026 #TotalSolarEclipse #Eclipse

My professor once said something in a playwriting critique that I still think about years later. New essay on writing, fear, and finally believing I have something to say. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

I've been staring at a worn nursery rhyme book from 1935 all week. New post on the water stains, the inscription with more mystery than answers, and why the imperfect version is usually the one we actually love. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

My brain is like a suspicious cat. New post on vet day, the iron-grip carry, the "research subject" bald patch, and why staying braced is exhausting even when the last ten times turned out fine. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

There's a specific kind of stress that doesn't get talked about enough. It's the kind where something you need depends completely on someone else. New post on knowing when it's time to stop waiting and find another way. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

A Wimbledon player this week got hurt and played in brutal heat. He came back and won the longest quarterfinal in the tournament's history. I went back to my own book outline that night and started writing. What's your fifth set? dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

The mind files it. The night pulls it out again. Denial isn't a character flaw. It's your nervous system running the numbers. New post on why we all live in LaLa Land sometimes, and why that's okay. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

The mind files it. The night pulls it out again. Denial isn't a character flaw. It's your nervous system running the numbers. New post on why we all live in LaLa Land sometimes, and why that's okay. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…

Tired of being the strong one? It can take its toll, especially when you're good at it. New post. #mentalhealth #wellness #selfcare #substack #overthinking #emotionalwellbeing #humanexperiencehttps://dianalaskaris.substack.com/p/nobody-checks-on-the-strong-one

My friend Jimmy called them finger friends. The ones you'd trust with everything. The ones you can count on one hand. New on Substack today on the friendships that matter, and why a few real ones is enough. dianalaskaris.substack.com/p…