and profoundly sweet. (Cheryl Strayed) Take a moment to sit with this: “Mothering is absurdly hard and profoundly sweet”. While paradoxical, these two facts cannot be joined together with ‘but’.Doing that seems to weaken the first idea that mothering is absurdly hard....
Andromeda is a bright, beautiful, healthy, and financially savvy young woman, who had found herself in several failed relationships. She couldn’t understand this pattern and wanted more than anything to change it. The Critical Voice We all have one—critical voice,...
Recently, a former client, Marie, called to thank me for my work with her. She shared that she mentions EMDR to everyone with whom she comes into contact who has also suffered from PTSD, and went on to say that ‘I saved her life’. This momentarily took me aback as I...
Comparison isn’t an emotion, it’s an action–a very pervasive, yet subtle action of thought. Often, when I hear a hint of comparison, I remind my clients (and myself) of Theodore Roosevelt’s quote, “Comparison is the thief of joy”. In Brene Brown’s newest book,...
Avoidance seems like it would be the easy way out—stop your pain this moment! But, we often learn the hard way that it’s never the easy way out. It isn’t an effective or healthy coping mechanism. But avoidance is everywhere! Most often, it results in regret,...
I’ve heard countless people talk about feeling more introverted having weathered the pandemic. And, I have to admit I’ve also felt the same. It’s common to hear people report they don’t find as much joy in eating out in a restaurant, being in large crowds,...
In the previous post, I mentioned that I received two cherished messages from two of my daughters on my birthday. Here is the second one: “So many wonderful things I can say I get from you every day. I love being an extension of you because you are kind, thoughtful,...
Every mom I know lives for the moment when at least one of her adult children utters a sentiment sounding something like this: “Thanks for being who you are and raising me the way you did”. I received birthday messages from 2 of my children which I will treasure for...
