Repeat as Needed
There’s a debate raging out there about Girl Scout cookies. Do we love them because they are in limited supply, because we can only get...
Mental Health Thermometers
I love to read. If I have unexpected free time, you can bet the farm that you will find me reading. I listen to podcasts about books...
What It Means to Be Strong
Last week I was sitting with someone who is struggling. She has battled anxiety for decades, and had recently been hit with another...
High Five
Last Wednesday I was running errands with my one-and-a-half year old. It’s easy to forget or underestimate what a challenging feat this...
A Thousand and One
I won some sort of parenting lottery, and have parents that, even as a teenager, I knew to be really spectacular. I had the kind of...
The Little Things
One day last fall I was driving my son to kindergarten, and we realized we had forgotten his backpack. I planned on driving past his...
Facing Depression
When I was in college, one of my dear friends struggled with severe depression. We weren’t able to see each other often, yet had managed...
Help Me!
The other day we were driving in the car and the Beatles song “Help!” came on. Help me if you can I’m feeling down, And I do appreciate...
One At a Time
By Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. There are several dates that seem eternally drilled into my brain. One of those dates is May 4th, which was my...
No Quick Fix
By Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. When I lived in Tennessee, there was a Taco Bell that I used to stop at on my way home from night classes. I...
