Sexology In Bed With Catherine Oxenberg Interview by Nicole Caldwell It's surprising, to say the least. In a world where many consider feminism passe—where you can purchase a vibrator or dildo just as easily as you can a pair of shoes—roughly one-third of all women have never experienced an orgasm. In 2014, a half-century after …
Continue reading "Launching Sexology.com – I was interviewed for Playgirl Magazine!!"
So often, I hear the same blah blah boring old story - That men are basically polygamous and that monogamy is unnatural. In these peoples’ view, marriage is the most unnatural arrangement of all. And I nash my teeth in despair!The standard argument takes us on a well-honed journey back to ancient times from caves …
My eldest daughter India moved out last year. The process of individuating can be challenging at the very least. Over the past year, there have been times, when i am not sure who has been individuating from whom! The hardest part of having an adult child who no longer lives under my roof, has been …
“The arc of the moral universe bends slowly towards justice” – Martin Luther King Jr. This beautiful quote epitomizes my grandfather, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia’s life. He has finally been vindicated, 35 years since his death, thanks to my mother’s 25-year struggle to clear his name. This October, the Serbian government agreed to honor him …
Continue reading "My mother’s triumph – exhumation & burial of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia"
About 20 years ago, I had a sort of vision, that at my father’s deathbed, our whole relationship would make sense and that he would reveal himself at a soul level. Even though I had dismissed this as wishful thinking at the time, I could see how that was now happening. Dad had been on …
Don’t bother reading this post unless you are an avid cat lover, otherwise you will be thoroughly annoyed with this cloying eulogy! Odin was born on March 3, 2004, somewhere in Oklahoma. He was the most magnificent specimen of a cat – inside and outside. My daughter India called me from a pet store in …
I was recently lambasted by the press (surprise, surprise!) or more aptly – the de-press! I was disheartened by the tone of the article, and surprised by the fact that it impacted me so deeply. After all these years of being in and out of the public eye, you would think that I might have …
On June 22, the Summer Solstice, aka Midsummer Night, I had the honor of marrying 2 adorable friends of mine – Ben & Jaime -both young enough to be my children, intoxicatingly in love, ridiculously glamorous & earthy and authentic. That about sums them up! I had never performed a wedding before, so I was …
My father, Howard Oxenberg, passed away 2 years ago, on June 25, 2010, a month short of his 91st b’day. This is a chronicle of the last 6 months of his life. He was one of the most challenging people that I have ever met. He was a great teacher, in retrospect, but his methods …
I’m at LAX, on the runway, minutes from the announcement to power down all electronics, and I get a call from the kids’ school – My daughter Celeste (8) has been sent back to the nurse’s office by her teacher. Apparently, the school will not allow her to stay unless she has a note from …
In honor of my 13th anniversary – I meant to post this blog on May 8th –the actual day– but I fell asleep on the plane to NYC. That doesn’t sound very romantic! I thought I would write about how Casper and I got engaged – because it’s kind of magical – It is so …
Casper and I both got offers to do a film. The glitch is that our characters are both married to other people. My husband is Zeus, and his wife is Medea – who traditionally goes crazy and kills her children, but unfortunately for me - does not in this modified version of the Greek myth. …
During a recent family meeting, I was listening to the grudges of 4 of my 5 children. They were upset by some of Maya’s more callous comments. It seems that none of my family are very thick skinned in the insult department – I explained to Maya that it was a good policy to think …
This morning, our 10-year-old Maya, decided that my husband – her Dad, Casper, needed a schedule. She ascertained, that after his brief absence from home, he needed guidelines if he was going to survive the tiny anarchists (mainly her!) who occupied our home. This had been a tough re-entry! He returned home last night, all …
I was having lunch yesterday with a wonderful group of women friends. One of them, Ann Marie, founded a wildly successful dance studio called Millennium. It has been, and continues to be immortalized by the likes of JLo, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Usher, Britney Spears and Justin Beiber. Her company is about to be franchised …
All of us women, at some point, complain about our men –surprise, surprise! - How insensitive they are, how they never listen, how they don’t communicate well, how they have trouble with intimacy and difficulty being vulnerable. "They really are the problem sex!" is our age old mantra. Somehow, WE feel WE have it all …
How I met my soul mate & my recipe for meeting a soul mate! On October 6, 1998 – on location, in Montreal, Canada. I had been cast in The Collectors, starring Casper Van Dien and Rick Fox. Per the director’s request, I came to the set a day early, to familiarize myself with the …
Continue reading "Meeting my Soul Mate & my recipe for attracting one!"
Last week, my husband and I were herding our children around Cross Creek – the quaint little town of Malibu - when we bumped into a friend of his. Casper introduced us, “Catherine, you know P.J!” I looked at the friend vacantly. The friend added, “Yes, we worked together on a film!” Help! Who was …
I recently received the following request ~ “Now casting wealthy women who live the glamorous life and Beverly Hills socialites with beautiful homes in the Beverly Hills/Malibu for a Major Cable docusoap.” This is why I am NOT a good candidate! I was jarred awake at 6am this morning with the TV blaring downstairs. What …
On Monday December 12, 2011, my grandfather H.R.H Prince Paul, Regent of Yugoslavia from 1934 to 1941, was cleared on all counts of war crimes, by the High Court of Serbia. This is a victory for my grandfather and for Serbia - A moment in time, where the light of truth has overturned the condemning …
July 2001, I was flying home with my daughter India from Vancouver, after wrapping the movie “The Miracle Of The Cards” in Vancouver. It had been a wonderful experience as I had been playing a woman whose faith had cured her son of an inoperable brain tumor. It was the true story of Marion, and …
I have been in a complete writing funk. The reason for this dry spell is that I recently had corrective eye surgery. It hasn’t been all together successful and the truth is – I CAN’T SEE! I am not blind, but everything is a tad fuzzy – maybe more than a tad. More like a …
My 9-year-old Maya was born with many gifts. One of them was the uncanny ability to understand the language of the opposite sex. I wasn’t born that way, and in fact, I still have difficulty interpreting what has now evolved from boyspeak into mantalk. I discovered this talent when she was still in 1st grade, at the yearly school …
I immediately judged Charlie along with most of the world: He’s lost his mind, he’s clinically insane, he’s gone over to the dark side and he needs help! In fact, my masseuse suggested to a friend she and Charlie had in common that I could help him. “Erin, why did you do that?” “Because I …
Continue reading "Charlie Sheen – almost finding a perverse dignity in his train wreck"
My father passed away last June, suffering severely from vascular dementia. His most frequent ‘mantra’ was “This has never happened before in the history of the world!” It wasn’t until after his death, that I fully understood the importance of his words. This is an extraordinary, unprecedented time in human history – a time of …
Continue reading "We are all winners! (originally published for The Daily Word)"
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (William is my 3rd cousin) is fast approaching and I am reminded of the day, 31 years ago, when I almost became William’s aunt and Princess Diana’s sister-in-law - Flash back to the night of July 27, 1981 – right before the wedding of William’s parents, Prince …
For me, being a parent was incredibly easy, whereas being a stepparent challenged me to grow in ways I didn’t anticipate. My stepchildren demanded that I ‘step’ up and become a better person. The old adage about being a stepparent is, ”You have all the responsibility and none of the authority.” It was hard! I …
To see all my previous blogs on I Have An Idea! - and my wonderful virtual koi pond which i do not want to retire!! - Please go to the links below ~ Welcome to my blog! What is the point of this blog? My first offense! Elizabeth Taylor Jose Arguelles - father of the …
Continue reading "Here are all the links to my 7 previous blogs ~"
Catherine Oxenberg 