If you are ever invited to go on a girls trip, and you have any hesitation, just take it. Take. The. Trip. You will thank yourself afterward, I promise.
I did this summer, and I feel so much better for...
It’s no secret that mothers are in need of self-care. We all know that in order to be the best mommy we can be, we must take care of ourselves, too – a notion that has become increasingly prevalent...
Naomi Osaka’s “no” was a shock heard ‘round the world. On May 31st, the top-ranked Japanese professional tennis player announced she was officially withdrawing from the French Open, citing mental health issues as a concern. Osaka's announcement came one...
Grief and death are so destructive. They annihilate everything in their paths, leaving a pile of debris where a whole person once was. I almost called this article “How I Got My Groove Back,” but I couldn’t. My groove,...
If you do not have a child, you have probably not heard of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. The show is a spin-off of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood, which was a long-running family-oriented TV series hosted by Fred Rogers. It is a...
Full disclosure: This post was written with the complete permission of my son. He has read it and approved its publishing. That said, we've chosen to publish it anonymously. This post is part 5 of a 5-part series, following...
During these unpredictable times, I would like to know what in your life has remained predictable? If the answer is absolutely nothing, I totally get it. I’ve been hearing various stories from mothers of all walks of life, and...
Sooner or later, things have to settle down, right? Each time I ask this question during 2020, the universe answers with, “Actually, no, they don’t. Here’s proof.” Another crisis arrives and adds to the pile of straw on the...
“Go easy on yourself. You’re doing great. This is just really hard.”
I’ve seen this quote, author unknown, all over the internet lately-- on Instagram stories, Pinterest posters, and Etsy t-shirts. The “this” the quote refers to is left open to...
Let's talk about therapy.
I am a therapist, so I happen to think that therapy is amazing. I am writing this post both from a professional stand point and from my own personal experience. The first time that I went...
I work in an office setting, spending more of my lunch breaks than I’d care to admit sitting at my desk, finishing a task between meetings, or catching up on the news from the morning. Occasionally I’ll pop downstairs...
Mad Woman :: A Review and Reaction to Britney Spears' The Woman in Me
I was never a huge Britney Spears fan. I loved her first two albums, but I was always way more worried about what the Backstreet Boys...
When my youngest daughter was smaller, I always knew that she walked to the beat of her own drum. ADHD is hereditary on her biological father’s side of the family, so I always knew there was a possibility that...
As a person who has grown up with social media, and now raising kids born into it, I'm slowly but surely learning how to evolve with it. Social Media has succumbed pretty much everything in our lives, with us...