Kogan grapples with issues big (her 7-year-old daughter, Julia, and the 8,000 miles that separate them from Julia’s father) and small (her recent apartment renovation, which consisted of turning over the sofa cushions, and then realizing that they looked better the other way) with the self-deprecating humor and deep appreciation for what really matters that have made her column in O, The Oprah  Magazine so beloved.