You need to set a boundary. You know this. You also know, at least cognitively, that you cannot change another person. But that doesn’t mean that you have to accept their disrespectful or inappropriate behavior. Instead, you can teach them [...]
Last night, my partner and I watched an episode of How I Met Your Mother for the first time since the finale. We were browsing through Netflix for something quick and funny, and decided it was time to be nostalgic [...]
Dear Clients, I am writing this letter to express my deepest admiration, gratitude, and respect to you. You are the most courageous group of people I have ever met, and I am so lucky to have the opportunity to get [...]
It’s hard to watch the news without feeling hopeless. Before Jon Stewart left the helm, I was a regular viewer of The Daily Show. Sometimes I would let several accrue on my DVR and sit down for a binge watch, [...]
Last week I had lunch with an inspiring woman named RJ Molligan. After 25 years of being a trial lawyer, RJ realized that she was worn out from all the fighting. She recounted that in civil disputes, both parties felt [...]
For years, it’s been a family tradition on Thanksgiving to pause from our dinner and have each person describe what they’re thankful for. Usually, these things have fallen into a number of different themes: supportive people, work and school successes, [...]
A lesson about perspective “My friend Melissa* is a flake,” I thought angrily. I frowned, crossed my arms, and huffed. I had just gotten a text message telling me that she was feeling pretty tired and would not, in fact, [...]
Happy Halloween! In honor of the holiday, let’s talk about masks. We all wear (metaphorical) masks every single day. You may wear a mask that covers your entire face, obfuscating your identity, and choose to let it down only when [...]
After posting a blog article a few months ago about the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, I've had a lot of people ask me how they can find out what their love language is. Thus, I give [...]
From a very young age, we’re told not to talk about sex. We’re provided with handy euphemisms for our body parts and informed of all the scary things that can happen if we have sex without protection, or with a [...]