“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.  [...]

A few months ago my oldest son commented that he used to think we were such strict parents but now he “gets” most of the rules we had and choices we made as his parents when he was a [...]