I’m headed back from my vacation and can’t help but reflect how what a relief it has been to be in denial mode for these past nine days. Just what the doctor ordered, literally. It was strongly recommended to me by my therapist that I cease from watching CNN and the...
It is uncanny how often I sit in my office and am faced with patients who are thoughtful, caring, intelligent, attractive, etc. The challenge is that they don’t see it in themselves. The picture they paint and express is so counter to who I see before me. If I were to...
I was on the phone with my son, and after being asked by him, shared the news that I received another rejection from an editorial board because they did not want to take a chance on a topic that has not been written about before. This morning was rough for me. I have...
I was attending a BBQ over the weekend with my youngest son and daughter to celebrate the closing of my son’s baseball tournament which preoccupied the entire weekend. My husband was away in PA with my middle son who was participating in a hockey tournament. Another...
I had an incident with my eldest son several weeks ago that led me to think about how I label and assign roles to my children based on their temperament, characteristics and what feelings they provoke in me based on my own personal challenges. I got a call from the...
