A long time ago I heard that Oprah always schedules to have her annual physical on her birthday.  She said it was a gift she gives herself.  As someone who mostly hates going to the [...]

“I wasn’t included in the group message; I’m not important to her.” “No one responded to my group message; they don’t care about our good news.” “No one said anything to me after my lesson; [...]

At this time of year ~ at least in the United States ~ it’s easy to think about freedom.  As we get ready to celebrate 243 years of independence there are special shows on television, [...]

Last week we started talking about the importance of actually feeling our emotions.  Numbness might feel protective, and it is initially, but continued pretending that you aren’t feeling [...]

Parenting difficult teenagers is certainly not a job for the faint-of-heart mom.  Throughout the last five years I have encountered situations I never thought I would have to handle.  [...]