Gates of Grief Work
Last fall, l I devoured the show From Scratch. It was supposed to be eye candy, and a guilty pleasure show to watch. Does this ever happen to you – when you want to read a book or watch a show to get an escape from life only to find that story exactly reflects what you’re wanting to run away from or need a break from? This happens to me a lot as a therapist,…
Surrendering into That Kind of Mom
I want to be that mom. That mom that is always ready to have her kids’ gaggle of friends over on a whim or moment’s notice. That mom who has…
A Year of Grace and Grief
I had no idea at the start of the year just how much the word Grace was going to be the perfect word to hold me. Funny how that happens…
I’m a Feelings Wheel in Motion
I’ve been sitting with my feelings a lot these last few months. It’s been both a helpful exercise to catch me in my feeling as well as practice what i…
I am Not My Mother, My Daughter is Not Me
“Until you make the unconscious conscious it will direct your life and you will call it fate” Carl Jung I like a good podcast to keep me company. I don’t…
I Have a Team in Me – just in time for a new school year
My kids are on the brink of starting a new school year. This has always been a bittersweet time for me – the mix of excitement of the year ahead…
How to Companion Someone who is Grieving
Birth, life, death….the 3 inevitable stages of life and yet the dying part is kept in the shadows of our collective experience. While we know it’s coming, we are so…
I am Now a Motherless Daughter: A Club i did not sign up for
My mom died recently. It’s beyond words to have such a loss happen. While a part of me knew that it would come eventually, none of us were prepared for…
The Ever-Changing Growth and Development of Children
My daughter’s class is about to start their lesson on puberty at school. I know this because she told me and the teacher sent a heads up letter. So I…