The group chat used to buzz. Who's driving to the away game. Who's bringing the orange slices. Then the kids got their licenses, or left for college, and the chat went quiet. Nobody fought. It just stopped.
Or maybe your house is full and you still feel it. You made dinner, remembered who won't eat...
Are you living… or just getting through the day?
Have you ever stopped mid-scroll or mid-sentence and thought, “I don’t even recognize myself anymore”?
That feeling—that dull ache of disconnection—isn’t just in your head.
It’s the result of living in survival mode. And far too many people are.
We’...
Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught to forget something essential, something holy:
Your "Self" is sacred.
Not because of what you do for others.
Not because of how much you achieve or how well you hold everything together.
But simply because you are.
However, I learned something differe...
From girlhood, we were shaped like clay.
Told to be “good,” to be pretty, to be helpful, be skinny, be perfect, be happy, and be nice with whomever you're with.
We became masters of morphing—softening our edges, shrinking our voices, smoothing out our brilliance to make others comfortable.
Don’t ma...
Somewhere along the way, you may have been taught that needing anything made you “too much.”
Too emotional.
Too demanding.
Too sensitive.
Too needy.
(I can’t tell you how many times I have heard in my practice… “I don’t want to be needy!”)
The fact is that we all have needs—sometimes more than other...
One of the buzz words out in the world is somatic. Why do I think somatic practice is so important? As a therapist for 32 years where we carry stress, trauma, anxiety, and so much more is in the body.
Yes, the mind is important but how we address psychological challenges and transform them into he...
In the intricate dance of womanhood, which can resemble a mosh pit or spastic dance, we often find ourselves balancing, juggling, and running with our hair on fire in multiple roles. From raising children to maintaining a fulfilling career and nurturing a partnership, maybe taking care of elderly pa...
