Take a bubble bath! Get a massage or a pedicure! Go for a walk and take deep breaths! I used to be dogmatic about encouraging clients to practice self-care. “What are you doing for self-care?” I would ask. I did [...]
“The hardest thing in the world is to live in it,” said Buffy the Vampire Slayer, just before leaping into the abyss to stop the (an?) apocalypse-in-progress. That was in the year 2000, and more than 20 years later, this [...]
I’ve watched Disney’s Encanto about a dozen times, and listened to the soundtrack… well, I’ve lost count, but it’s probably in the triple digits. This isn’t because I’m passionate or obsessive – it’s because in addition to being a therapist, [...]
Yesterday was Inauguration Day. You might be having a lot of feelings – some expected, but some surprising. I know I sure am. We’ve all be holding our breaths for 4 years. We’ve been carrying an invisible weight around with [...]
Toxic systems are everywhere. People come from toxic families, endure toxic workplaces, and find themselves in toxic relationships. In her book “Too Much and Never Enough,” Mary Trump writes about how traumatic and heartbreaking it was for her to watch [...]
This is an article about parenting. But if you’re not a parent, hang in there – there’s something for you too. Because any time we talk about parenting, it’s also worth reflecting on how you were parented, and how that [...]
As I write this, my 16-year-old cat Lily is sitting on the cushion beside me purring – but two weeks ago she nearly died. Let me explain. Lily went under anesthesia for a routine diagnostic procedure, and coming out of [...]
“You know, I really thrive in the gray area. When there’s a big question looming over me, and I’m not really sure what’s going to happen… that’s when I think I’m at my best.” …said no one ever In over [...]
This morning, I went to an Emmy’s “For Your Consideration” event for the TV show “Crazy Ex Girlfriend” where the show’s producers, including frontwoman Rachel Bloom, were interviewed. “It’s amazing, what you’ve done here,” said the interviewer. “And this is [...]
When I was 15 years old, a friend and I bought tickets to the movie Mission to Mars and didn’t see it. Instead, not yet old enough to buy tickets to an R-rated movie, we snuck into American Beauty. And [...]