Hey, parents! How are you holding up?? With schools scrambling to formulate and convey their plans to reopen, many parents find...

Trigger warning: This post deals with sensitive topics relating to sexual abuse trauma. Ho-kay. This is not really my lane. I don’t treat...

Do you want to work on your relationship in therapy, but have a partner who just doesn’t want to go? Well, you’re not alone. This is a...

I found that I am, indeed, quite privileged. I was raised by two loving, wise, imperfect, but dedicated parents. I was taught the value...

An essay by: Elisheva Liss Much to my people’s chagrin, we have finally been outed as the nefarious villains that we are. I feel the...

Trigger warning: this may be difficult to read for survivors of trauma. Proceed with caution: Gittel and Shuey have been married for...

Are you one of the many parents who thought they were finally going to get a much-needed break from 24/7 parenting by sending your kids...

Well- it seems like it's finally happening; after all these surreal days and weeks and months. But how do we prepare for a post-traumatic...

An Infidelity Dilemma The following story was shared with me by an acquaintance who: Is not a therapy client of mine Specifically asked...

What’s the deal with humans as numbers? In college and grad school, I was a decent student, but I did fail one course: statistics. (I...

Are you struggling to maintain your sense of equilibrium while trying to navigate all the new demands and realities of the COVID19...

The phone rang, and a shy-sounding young woman introduced herself. “Hi. I’m not really sure if I need therapy. Could I tell you my issue,...

I’ve been thinking a lot about trauma lately. Trauma was always one topic I’ve never claimed to know much about, one presenting issue...

Parents keep commenting to me: “Wow- this is so hard! I don’t know how you do this all the time.” And I answer: “We don’t. We homeschool....

Validation and Motivation: From Tension to Intention When it comes to the self-help messages, I’ve noticed a split between two streams of...

The famous “five stages of grief” were formulated and described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, in her books: On Death and Dying and On Grief...

Medical Safety of Your Family and Everyone Else- Community and the General Public Basic Necessities: Food, Toiletries, Hygiene, Household...

In the midst of all the other serious concerns of these Corona-days, we keep hearing from parents who are concerned about their kids...

I've been hearing from clients, colleagues, friends, and readers who are parents, and also from teachers, that they are struggling with...

What if we covered a little less math, and instead teach kids what really counts. Less social studies, and more social skills. Less...