How Therapy is Like a Corn Maze
Recently, I visited a corn maze and enjoyed the process of getting lost on purpose. If you’ve never been to a corn maze, here’s how it works: A farm sets it up months in advance by planting corn seeds in [...]
Joy Matters, Even in a Pandemic
It’s September 2020, and we’ve been quarantining, social distancing, pandemic-ing, and safer-at-home-ing for 6 months. At this point, most of us have figured out how to make this thing work. We’ve learned how to work from home, get groceries, and [...]
How to Know You’re Doing Okay: A New Rule of Well-Being
I was at the Hollywood Bowl the other night, and in the box next to me was a group of women in their late 20s. Svelte and sophisticated, wine glasses in hand, they appeared to be thoroughly in their element. [...]
Empowerment Through Fitness
In Conversation with Celebrity Fitness Trainer Kit Rich Last week I had the incredible privilege of having lunch with an old high school acquaintance named Kit Rich to talk about self-image, body conflict, and the connection between physical and emotional [...]
Heroic Journeys: Healing Through Fantasy Worlds
It was clear that the client sitting in front of me was in pain. I listened to her story, I acknowledged and validated her hardships, and I nodded as she told me she sometimes wrestled with the decision of whether [...]
The Upside of Cohabitation
Google the phrase “moving in together”. Go ahead, do it. I’ll wait. Or, if you’d prefer, I can do the legwork for you. Here’s what you’ll find: Articles for men warning the inevitable demise of their sex lives Articles for women promising that romance [...]