How to Stop Being Your Worst Critic
We all know it is there. No one is surprised, but we still usually underestimate the volume and tenacity of our inner critic. You know the one. When you leave a dinner party and get into your car alone...
View ArticleHow Knocking Down a Mailbox Reminded Me That We’re All Human
There is now an infamous story in my family of how early one morning on my way to work, I hugged a curb too tight coming out of my neighborhood and scratched the side of my new car. Somehow, I left...
View ArticleWhat I Wish I Had Known About Motherhood
I want to write a manual, a not-so secret manual, passed from mother to mother that contains the collected wisdom of what all women wish they’d known about motherhood. There would be chapters on what...
View ArticleCommon Misconceptions About Therapy and Counseling
I’ll never forget how nervous I felt the first time I went to therapy. I fumbled through the magazines in the uncomfortable waiting room chair, anxious about meeting my therapist in person. Even more...
View ArticleHow to Deal With ‘Playground Bullies’ Who Are All Grown Up
I remember the shock when I heard my son had been shoved against the concrete wall in the school hallway. I can feel the tension in my chest now as I picture him in that hall. A teacher nearby swooped...
View ArticleHow to Talk About Finances With Your Significant Other
As a couples therapist, it may not surprise you that I see many couples struggling with conversations and disagreements surrounding the topic of money. It’s a classic fight that couples have, like...
View ArticleWhat My Children Have Taught Me About Courage
Growing up, I thought that having courage meant doing big, daring and heroic things. I thought it was the kind of things that you watch superheroes do in movies. Yet, the older I get and the longer I...
View ArticleWhy It’s Never ‘Too Late’ and You’re Never ‘Too Old’ to Pursue a Dream
I want to start with some good news: What if the whole idea of it being “too late” to do something is just a social construct? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a social construct as “an idea that...
View ArticleThe Courage to Change
Change is always hard. I have seen, in my life and in my work, that it takes courage to change, always. However, I have also seen that it often requires more courage right after we make the decision...
View ArticleDarling Letters: We Are Not Meant to Struggle Alone
We are bringing “Darling Letters” from your inbox to the blog! We love the art of letter writing and believe it helps build authentic community. Our editors and contributors have thoughtfully written...
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