5 Action Steps To Work on Changing Your “Programming” or Unconscious Bias
So often, there are messages all around us that we take in unconsciously. These are messages about gender roles, what life “should” be like, perhaps what people…
Chaos Creates Change
What does that even mean? Let me go back a bit to the beginning of my career in the field of psychology to share more about how I learned to relate to struggle, chaos, and challenges a bit differently.
What if we all talked to ourselves like we did our kids?
For so many parents, it is so hard to cultivate a mindset of positivity towards ourselves. Particularly for those of us who are super perfectionistic and are truly trying to…
What to do if your child is sad about missing Halloween?
As the pandemic has progressed and for many has been either a process of very gradual expanding of our social networks and for others, a process of opening our…
How do we cope when we feel like we are on a sinking ship?
I know that might feel like a dramatic title but from what I am seeing and feeling in the world, I’m sadly not sure it is that off base or dramatic. So many of the people…
Why I choose to believe in people, even when it’s hard
The world just seems like a tough place to be a person these days. Or at least our country does. Things are so divided and people really seem to believe that anyone not…
4 Steps to Help Guide You to Adjust Your Expectations
So often, our expectations in life just don’t quite work out. Especially during 2020! I find myself adjusting my own expectations a lot about…
Biggest lessons of parenting a toddler during the pandemic
As I mentioned in past blogs, time has been an interesting element in my life since the pandemic began. In so many ways, time has slowed down. I should mention that prior…
What do kids really need right now from parents?
I can still remember the complex mix of emotions I felt after having my son, who is now 3. The love, adoration, and awesome responsibility of having this tiny human…
Why was August so awful for so many people?
While the past 5-6 months of living through a pandemic have certainly not been enjoyable for most of us, it seems like August was a TOUGH month for many people.