Aug
22
2018
Ah, those new-mom emotions. Joy, love, happiness, excitement, wonder—and stress, exhaustion, frustration, fear, even resentment. Even this most positive experience can come with a boatload it of overwhelm. Staying calm and coping is not as easy as you might...
Aug
22
2018
A central part of the “serenity prayer,” attributed to theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and made famous by the 12-step movement, is the request for “the courage to change the things I can.”
Your self-confidence is one of the things you can...
Aug
22
2018
You’ve just hung up the phone. The caller told you, kindly but firmly, that you didn’t get the job. This is the third rejection you’ve had in as many weeks. You’re running out of money, out of time. You’ve...
Feb
26
2018
The Need to Recharge and Reconnect
You’re in a long-term relationship. You love and respect each other, but it’s all a bit ho-hum. The spark is gone.
What’s wrong?
Before you blame yourself, your partner, or the relationship, consider the following. The...
Jan
16
2018
It can seem, in these turbulent times, that there is no good news. Our news feeds on social media, the daily papers, the TV evening news: wall-to-wall, 24/7, disaster after disaster. How can we keep the faith in the...
Dec
18
2017
Have you lost your balance?
You’re a productive person. You get through an amazing pile of tasks every day. But there’s always a long list of things you didn’t get to. What’s wrong? Maybe you have lost your balance.
Giving your...
Dec
06
2017
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!” Or is it?
‘Tis the season when our usual work and family responsibilities plus seasonal obligations can add up to an overwhelming load.
Holiday baking, gift shopping, decorating, along with entertaining friends and...
Oct
23
2017
You’ve heard it before:
Get your “me time.” Calm down. Relax.
Got it…De-stress to be your best. Sounds good. You know you should.
Now, how exactly does that happen?
Honestly, how do you “de-stress” when your very busy, very demanding real life provides very...
Sep
18
2017
Teens can be tough to talk to.
Especially a teen who needs therapy.
Maybe they’re too depressed or angry to say much. Perhaps your relationship is fragile and you don’t know what to say. Or maybe you broached the topic already.
How did that go?...
Aug
22
2017
“No man is an island” the saying goes. Well, no woman is either!
That’s not to say that women are weak. Quite to the contrary.
We’re strong, tough, and robust. We bear up under the pangs of childbirth—often multiple times. And...
