Just a gentle reminder: This pandemic, and all of its fall out, is not about how strong you are. Or how put together you can be. You do...

Self-compassion is not just some woo woo, feel good buzz word. When we are stretched and perhaps not our very best version of ourselves,...

In my last post (some time ago), I promised the next thing I wrote about would not contain any of the 2020 content we are all so weary...

Most of us are weary of navigating the fall out and disruptions of this pandemic. Even those who are doing decently - at staying...

I am not a hummingbird. I'm an all or nothing, pick a lane, more is better, hold my ground, stab the bugs outta this tree with my...

My husband works with a woman who has a set of business cards printed with simply the words Stop Talking. She discreetly slides them to...

Have you heard? The first day of the month is just around the corner, and if you wake and say out loud “rabbit, rabbit” before you say...

Are you noticing that many people aren't at their best right now? I haven't lost my optimism about humankind, but I am definitely more...

If I were getting a report card on optimism and attitude over the last several days, I would not be thriving. In fact, I would be...

Is there anything, despite the uncertainty, that brings as much joy as parenting? Such delight in the little things, happiness in the...

Well, hello, pandemic. And, hello, lots and lots of family time. Or Mandated Family Fun Time, as one of my favorites decrees it. Most...

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who listens so attentively and intently that you feel like you are the only person that...

Like so many, I struggled with our shelter in place period. Among other difficulties, it was challenging to have life slow to a crawl,...

I recently read an article in The Atlantic, "What Happened to American Childhood, by Kate Julian, that reflected much of what I have seen...

I received this photo from my dad with simply this comment: His obit may have read, "he always regretted not accepting Mary Beth...

One of the things I am most grateful for as a therapist is to be trusted with peoples’ stories. Stories are how we begin to understand...

Like many others, I have been painfully attuned to the senseless violence, the powerlessness and rage, and the inherent systematic and...

Being funny is highly valued in our family. I’m not saying we are all hilarious, but we provide each other with a generous and...

I received as a gift not too long ago a lovely little book by Brian Doyle, titled The Book of Uncommon Prayer, 100 Celebrations of the...

This is the daily to do list I made at the very beginning of our shelter in place order. I knew I needed some structure, as we all do. ...