I’ve watched Disney’s Encanto about a dozen times, and listened to the soundtrack… well, I’ve lost count, but it’s probably in the triple digits. This isn’t because I’m passionate or obsessive – it’s because in addition to being a therapist, [...]
It’s September 2020, and we’ve been quarantining, social distancing, pandemic-ing, and safer-at-home-ing for 6 months. At this point, most of us have figured out how to make this thing work. We’ve learned how to work from home, get groceries, and [...]
As I was driving home from work today, my friend Carolyn called me on the phone and told me about her rough day. Her boss had told her that he wanted her to something, and she felt that it was [...]
The latest Netflix series generating a lot of buzz is 13 Reasons Why. But unlike Orange is the New Black and House Of Cards, the buzz mostly isn’t all that favorable. Aside from the pretty scathing review in the New [...]
It’s hard to watch the news without feeling hopeless. Before Jon Stewart left the helm, I was a regular viewer of The Daily Show. Sometimes I would let several accrue on my DVR and sit down for a binge watch, [...]
Self-care, often associated with selfishness, gets a bad reputation. Many people think it implies weakness if they opt out of something or take a break. However, it can be extremely detrimental to overlook the importance of this, and can take [...]
As a therapist, I have the privilege of sitting with people and helping them manage their insecurities and fears. Something that I've found to be profound and humbling is that as I go through my day, I hear the same [...]
Emotions are important. A lot of people are taught to squash their feelings and push them aside, or to express them as minimally as possible, and I think the rationale behind this is that they’re pesky things that get in [...]
“Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge our anger, and sometimes more strength yet to to curb the aggressive urges anger may bring and to channel them into nonviolent [...]
One day, I had a conversation with an acquaintance. Out of nowhere, the tone of the conversation went from amicable to mean-spirited. One minute, we were friendly, and the next minute, he was lashing out at me for seemingly no [...]