Motherhood
May 08, 2020 | No comments
So excited to share my latest post on for the Today Parenting Team: Mama, I Want to Remind You. Here's an excerpt from the post and the full article can be found at the link below. To the Mama who ...
Motherhood
Jun 24, 2019 | No comments
Have you heard the saying, 'The days are long but the years are short.' I sure have- a lot over the years as a mom! It's an interesting phrase, well-intentioned at best, a summary statement on m...
Motherhood
Jun 05, 2019 | No comments
Have you ever noticed a week or so into the summer, after you've finally gotten a break the schedule and from the end of the school year activities, you realize there's a new challenge and perhaps pre...
Motherhood
May 10, 2019 | No comments
There are so many ways to celebrate (or not) Mother's Day. Over a decade and a half plus of being a mom, I can tell you this; there is no ONE size fits all or ONE right way to celebrate (or not) the d...
Motherhood
Oct 30, 2018 | No comments
Excited to share an article first published on Mother.ly. Even years after my loss, there are ways I continue to process and work through the grief. I am grateful to have a platform to write and share...
Motherhood
Sep 28, 2018 | No comments
Writing is so many things for me: expressive, therapeutic, connective, creative, with the intention to inspire, reflect and encourage. The therapeutic side of writing helps me work through the intense...
Motherhood
Sep 09, 2018 | No comments
I hope you and yours are settling into a routine and schedule with the start of the school year! For my family, the summer was a mix of travel, work and spending time with each other. The one thing th...
Motherhood
Jun 01, 2017 | 1 comment
We are officially in the mad dash to the end of the academic year activities. Which means concerts, recitals, sports games, field trips, final projects and parties and oh, throw in graduations. I find...
Motherhood
May 25, 2017 | 2 comments
As a therapist for over twenty years, one of the most common recurring themes that comes up in the therapy hour is moms striving to be a perfect mother. I take it on as a clinical mission, to help ...
Motherhood
May 22, 2017 | 2 comments
1. Mothers are one of, if not the most powerful and influential relationships a child can have. 2. Compassion for one's mother is deeply experienced often after he/she has become a parent. 3...
Motherhood
May 20, 2017 | No comments
As a psychologist, I often hear in the therapy hour the impact of childhood and family experiences on clients lives. Many who come into therapy for the first time, have this belief or thought, that th...
Motherhood
May 18, 2017 | 2 comments
I hear parents say, and I’ve said it myself, ‘I’m so burned-out, and I need a break!’ But have you ever stopped to think about what burnout actually is? Burnout is a syndrome or state of bei...