Thoughts of a Therapist
We Don’t Get to Choose Our Children
We don’t get to select our children, although, sometimes we wish we could. The goodness of fit impacts our ability to feel connected, generous, and present with our children. You may be a parent who is affectionate and nurturing, while your child is reserved and wards...
Why Has Halloween Become the Most Anxiety Provoking Holiday for Teens?
From as early as September, I became flooded with adolescents and teens expressing worry and fear regarding Halloween drawing closer. I surveyed 45 teens regarding their experience during Halloween. My research enabled me to better understand the social considerations...
Anxiety in Teens: Questions
Anxiety in Teens: Questions I'm looking to do an article about Halloween and teens as I'm finding there's a lot of anxious teens concerned about their social standing in regard to Halloween and being included in a group. It's starting already, as early as now. I have...
Parenting With Emotional Intelligence
An Aspect Of Parenting That’s Too Often Overlooked. An eight-year-old child was murdered by her father. I got flooded with calls from parents who were concerned about explaining the death to their children. They couldn’t avoid it because details of the death were...
52 Critical Questions to Ask Yourself to Ensure That You’re Living a Mindful & Meaningful Life
There are constant reminders about how fragile and unpredictable life can be. We see examples of it every day. Although we have limited control over the curve balls that gets thrown our way, we do have control over ensuring that we’re living our best life no matter...
Where Has the Time Gone? Sending Your Child off to College
I saw a college bound young adult in my practice last week who described needing to create emotional distance between him and his parents in order to make the experience of leaving more manageable and palpable. He effort-fully tried to create tension, but his parents...
