Laura Rubin

12/18/2023

09/23/2023

Stoop to my level

08/24/2023

I’ll never forget the first time I witnessed
in action. The transformational power of surf therapy is both real and joy-inducing. If you’ve ever been to an AWOW event you know what I’m referring to.

AWOW is returning to Montauk for two beautiful days of surf therapy and one barn-burner of a fundraiser.

The last few years I’ve really missed being here for this heart-exploding weekend of surf therapy. It means a lot to me that I’m back on the East Coast, able to participate as both a volunteer and a co-host of the annual fundraiser in Montauk.

On Saturday, September 9th please join me for the festivities. Come to the beach during the day to cheer on some extremely deserving kiddos, then head to for cocktails and a heaping dose of community. You won’t be sorry you did.

See you there. 🖤

08/13/2023

Don’t mind me, I’m just laugh-crying on the streets of Sag Harbor on a Sunday morning. Humbled and a little overwhelmed at the Style Section print coverage of my journaling workshops.

I’ve been at this for a long time. Nearly ten years of staying on the path even when people didn’t get it. But I’ve been committed to what I know to be medicine for what ails us all.

Journaling works, my friends. Please pick up a pen and try it out. And if you need some support along the way, I’m here for you.

Photo: kismet moment with captured by

06/19/2023

“Sweet 16”
16 years cured of cancer on the 16th. I am lucky to be here. You are lucky to be here.

I honor this milestone as a way of blasting my life full of perspective:

+ Don’t feed unworthy dynamics your precious energy.
+ Don’t sweat that annoying but unimportant thing that’s been bugging you.
+ Don’t bother worrying about x or y because they you have no control over their outcome. You have better things to do.

Just be here. It’s good. Actually, it’s great.

+ Do savor all the gorgeous moments life hands you on a daily basis.
+ Do write down what you appreciate about your life so you can better identify them.
+ Do things that might scare you but speak to your truest self. That’s where the good stuff is.
+ Do listen to your body, it has immense wisdom to share.

I honor this milestone for myself, and also as a way of sharing it with my community. It’s a reminder, a reset. One you don’t need to endure a health crisis in order to access.

I’m at the point when I can no longer count the years cured on two hands. So this June 16th we used 4. Isn’t that great?

Mark your moments.
Love it all.
Xo

06/15/2023

24 hours in NYC to see my momma. And she is the reason for it all - the move, the cross-country drive, the endless, ongoing list of logistics that a costal swap requires.

There have been some moments along the way when I’ve waffled 🧇🧇🧇. Had I over-corrected? But now it’s all very clear. Our elders are precious. Time with them is important.

My sweet momma asked me to take her shopping for new makeup. She is not a vain woman and it surprised me a bit. She hasn’t worn any in 3 years, since before my late Stepdad became ill. These are things you cannot do over Zoom. And to watch my mother’s internal lights switch back on, to see her feel pretty and more like herself again - at 85 - is a thing of beauty, double entendre implied.

I’m in the right place, and not a moment too soon.

Ps:
Big thanks to for taking such good care of her. You are wonderful.