Let’s just say it: life doesn’t come with a manual. Not one that actually works, anyway. We might get advice. We might get expectations. We might get Instagram highlight reels. But most of us are out here learning as we go – trying our best, messing things up, figuring it out, and then trying again. […]
Remember 2020? When the world shut down, and suddenly we had no choice but to see what had always been there? We saw the pressure working women carry – laid bare. We saw the unpaid labor, the juggling act, the mental load. We saw how women were leaving the workforce in staggering numbers, not because […]
There was a time in my life, early into parenthood, that I found myself at the mercy of this new identity as “mom.” I was grasping for a better understanding of what I was feeling and experiencing and I stumbled upon a blog post that ended up being one of the most validating pieces of […]
Of all the people I expected to offer me life advice that would stop me mid-scroll, it was not Billy Joel. And yet – there I was. Standing in my kitchen, half-caffeinated, doing five things at once, when Vienna came on. And suddenly, Billy Joel was speaking directly to my inner overachiever like some kind […]
The Surgeon General’s Office for the United States has issued a statement that loneliness is an epidemic in America. They note it started prior to the pandemic and that it significantly increased during the pandemic. I see many teenagers who report feeling bored, anxious, depressed and lonely. While many of us attempt to return to […]
Over the past years children and teenagers have had to cope with a lot of emotions. The main emotions they have been facing are anxiety, depression, fear and grief. These emotions have reached epidemic levels (CDC) and many children and teenagers are requiring psychotherapy. However, the number of children and teens needing therapy is so […]
As a child psychotherapist, I hear from many parents about their concerns for their child when there is a divorce. A divorce is a stressful event on the entire family including the children. However, there are ways parents can reduce the stress, but they do not. The most common mistake I see is using the […]
Anxiety has a way of sneaking in quietly. Sometimes it’s obvious—your heart races, your palms sweat, your thoughts spin like a wheel that won’t stop turning. Other times it’s subtle, more like a background hum that makes everything harder. You’re not broken for feeling this. You’re human. What matters is having tools you can actually […]
Self-esteem affects us in many ways throughout our lives. It is that feeling of self-worth that we as individuals place upon ourselves. It is highly subjective, based on how we feel about ourselves, more than our actual skills or abilities in any area. We can see it as a result of our level of self-acceptance […]
Healing Childhood Wounds Through Inner Child Work Why Childhood Wounds Still Shape Adult Life Many of the patterns that trip us up in adulthood—anxiety, reactivity, people‑pleasing, avoidance—aren’t random. They’re learned adaptations that once kept us safe. When those strategies become rigid, they block intimacy, confidence, and ease. Inner child work gives us a way to […]
