Travel is an opportunity to leave some of the known behind to reset our perspective, and embark on a discovery of ourselves and our partner through new eyes.
For You to be Right, I don’t have to be Wrong
Around the time I entered graduate school for psychotherapy (later in life: for the first part of my professional life, I was a park ranger leading treks into the wilderness), I had become interested in relationships and couple’s therapy. Was it growing up in a dysfunctional family or in a part of the world torn […]
What is wrong with Valentine’s Day? (A post-V Day blog)
Happy belated Valentine’s Day, You might think that as a couple’s therapist, I would be a fan of this day, celebrating Valentine’s Day with an oomph. That I would welcome it with cards, balloons, chocolates, and roses. But the truth is…it is not a favorite holiday day of mine. For years I have written a […]
S.A.D., in So Many Ways
Dear Readers, I started writing this blog over a month ago now. Every year, as we move into the fall season and the trees start to change colors and the days become shorter, I write a seasonal blog post to bring awareness to Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) as well as strategies to prepare and cope […]
This Holiday, Don’t Forget to Breathe
If you are anything like me, you are looking at the calendar and wondering how and when it became the middle of December! I still enjoy using wall calendars that hang in my office and home. I love having that monthly overview and that sense of turning the pages as the months go by. But […]
Are You S.A.D.?
For those of you who do not live in our area, the concept of living with the constant fear of fire danger and evacuation may sound unreasonable. But for us here in California, it is now the new normal, not thought of in terms if, but when. We spend the summer and fall with go […]