I have a laundry list of good intentions right now, to be perfectly honest. And maybe as a therapist I’m not supposed to admit to the general public that I don’t always do well to follow through on my good intentions, but there it is. Many of these good intentions have fallen by the wayside […]
Should should should should should….
This particular blog is really aimed more at all the perfectionists out there, although I have a feeling it will apply to others as well. “Should.” I should exercise more. I should cook healthy food for my family. I should be farther than I am in my career. I should recover more quickly. I should […]
Why do we edit our own stories?
Why do we edit our own stories…in therapy? Yes, I’ve been there. I’ve sat on the therapy couch and shared a carefully curated selection of my life story. I’ve taken my time getting to the parts that feel the most shameful, ugly, embarrassing or secretive. I have edited my own life, even though I know […]
Couples Counseling Part 4: Why premarital counseling is a great idea.
I was having a conversation with someone the other day (that had absolutely nothing to do with couples or counseling) when she said something that lit up like a neon sign in my brain. She was in the middle of working on a dissertation for her PhD in which she was looking at what happens […]
Comedy and Tragedy
Hello! And welcome to what may just become my new blog. I resisted this idea of writing a blog for a while, until all of the sudden it sounded like the best idea ever. And so it begins. Time will tell! To introduce myself, I figured I would start with some self-disclosure. I was a […]