Social Media Lies
A few months ago I posted one of my favorite pictures of my children. All three are piled up on the couch. They are all looking at the...
The Ideal
I can remember being fresh out of grad school and sitting in a room with five other female therapists. They were all significantly older...
Chapters and Stories
I love to read. I love to read all sorts of things, but my very favorites are stories that grip me, that I cannot put down. Books with...
Now and Next
We took our kids to the fireworks on July 4th. It was a perfectly cool summer night, and the kids were running and playing with friends...
Last Week
Last week was heartbreaking. Last week had us crying for people we’ve never met, people whose lives we mourned and whose families we...
Practicing and Preaching
I have a fairly embarrassing story to share. Embarrassing might not actually be the right word. I have an unflattering story to share....
Light and Dark
The other day I had an interesting conversation with a friend about our goals for the summer. My friend wants to add more structure and...
I'm So Tired
You know those adorable Mother’s Day fill-in-the-blanks that everyone was posting recently, asking kids questions about their moms?...
Two Lists
When I am having a rough day I listen to James Taylor. Don’t judge. It started my first year of graduate school, when I realized that...
When Joy and Pain Live Side by Side
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day can be such a joyful holiday. There is so much beauty in honoring mothers, honoring those who...
