Mental Health
Dec 11, 2020 | No comments
Many people experience the winter blues; a feeling of sadness, annoyance and reduced motivation transitioning from the warmer season to a colder one. For many in the Northern Hemisphere, winter blues ...
Mental Health
Nov 24, 2020 | No comments
The holiday season is going to feel and be experienced differently than in the past. The holidays are a stressful and joyful time of year. Research has shown women carry the majority of the holiday st...
Mental Health
Aug 07, 2020 | No comments
So excited to share this post on Shadow Emotions written for Mom.com. As a clinical psychologist I've been supporting mamas for decades regarding emotional health and well-being. I'm grateful to be pa...
Mental Health
Apr 20, 2020 | No comments
Moms and Dads, how are you feeling during this pandemic? Worried? Stressed? Overwhelmed? Depressed? Calm? Hopeful at times? Maybe all of the above depending on the moment, minute or day? Find comfo...
Mental Health
Jul 29, 2019 | 6 comments
Hoda and Jenna, during the fourth hour of the Today Show, help me to understand-why the wine? Or any alcohol for that matter in the morning hour. Is it to be hip? Funny? Playful? A more...
Mental Health
Jul 18, 2019 | 4 comments
I spend a lot of time in the therapy hour supporting moms who are stressed, overwhelmed and frustrated. And while each of them has a different reason for coming into therapy, one child or six, workin...
Mental Health
May 20, 2019 | No comments
Feeling Stressed? Maybe Anxious? Low energy or depressed? How about overwhelmed? Exercise is going to help, and research proves it. I bet as you read this you're doing having one of the...
Mental Health
Apr 08, 2019 | No comments
Stress in motherhood is par for the course. In my work with moms in the therapy hour and person experience after almost two decades of mothering, one thing is for sure; stress is part of the landscape...
Mental Health
May 23, 2018 | No comments
As a mom and a psychologist, my daughters have been interested and curious about the work I do. When I first went back to work after children, my twins were seven, and my third daughter was almost one...
Mental Health
Jan 11, 2017 | 2 comments
The holidays are over; the kids are hopefully not sick and in school, and it's back to the routine and responsibilities of work and family, in the coldest and darkest time of the year. Thankfully, we ...
Mental Health
Apr 27, 2016 | No comments
I was at the mall with my four daughters shopping for new shoes for all, when I received the news Prince had died. I shared the story with my girls, who looked at me perplexed as I tried to find a wa...
Mental Health
Feb 21, 2016 | 3 comments
Music is powerful. It's the creative and colorful backdrop in our daily lives. Sometimes it takes center stage, a vehicle to help process experiences, emotions and make a statement reflecting inner va...