TEDxBU: Circumventing Emotional Avoidance
Check out my TED talk! Avoiding uncomfortable emotions is a human phenomenon—it prevents us from acting from our values, reaching…
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Are We Becoming Numb to School Shootings?
What we need to do now. Another school shooting, this one at Oxford High School in Michigan, where a 15-year-old killed…
Beware of Your Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
It may be negatively impacting your behaviors toward yourself and others. Key points: A self-fulfilling prophecy is a set of…
Mindfully Communicating to Children About 9/11
Help to foster valuable lessons amid devastating tragedy. This marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic events that occurred in…
Getting Up When Life Smacks You in the Head
Five strategies for building resilience. In many ways, Summer 2020 beat me down hard: COVID was rampant, my kids were…
Give Your Child An Exit Interview Before Leaving For College
It can improve your relationship for many years to come. When your child leaves for college, there is such a stir…
Open Letter on Ending a Relationship with Someone You Love:
Who Knew Love Could Hurt This Much? It seems so unnatural to end a relationship with someone we feel love toward. We…
What Do You Do If You and Your Child Aren’t a Good Fit?
Six ways to attach with kindness and connection. Attachment theory explains how the parent-child relationship emerges and influences subsequent development…
An Open Letter from An Adult Child to Their Parents
We never outgrow needing to be accepted and validated. I took a poll of 50 adults and asked them to…
