posted: Nov. 20, 2023.

During a poetry therapy workshop I recently took, I wrote the following: Fear and change are part of the inevitability We shape the narrative We name the poem Whatever magic can supply - well, Read more

posted: Oct. 18, 2023.

     This past week, with the assault on Israel's way of life, will change the course of history.  A millennium old conflict will now be insured for another generation Read more

posted: Sep. 29, 2023.

     Working as a consultant for a local suicide prevention group, I have been exposed to harrowing stories and heartbreaking losses.  Especially concerning is childhood trauma.  The guru of Read more

posted: Sep. 20, 2023.

     Welcome to my hometown where the breathtaking views of the Hudson only caution the inability to dip in. Life requires self-discipline and consistency. Show up for yourself. I Read more

posted: Sep. 04, 2023.

     Everything is fine.  Anxiety - check, depression - check, trauma - check.  So why do I feel so bad?   What if you just realized that your whole life Read more

posted: Aug. 13, 2023.

     Now my big girl is turning 25. She is off to big law which means you continue law school knowing you are scooped up into a world of Read more

posted: Jul. 27, 2023.

*7.27* IN my family of origin, birthdays were big deals.  My Dad always called and said, "how could you be this old - that makes ME old!"  My Mom always sent Read more

posted: Jul. 17, 2023.

I try to tell my clients and kids that no matter what is going on outside, pay attention to keeping yourself steady on the inside.  The outside has outlandish ups Read more

posted: Jun. 22, 2023.

After all the talking is the listening. Listening to your own inner wisdom takes time, patience and work.  Being quiet, peaceful and calm is where we can make the best decisions. Read more

posted: Jun. 08, 2023.

PHOTO CREDIT: MOMS' DEMAND ACTION Listening to Tara Brach on how to get unstuck and I realize that I have adult separation anxiety.  Why is it so hard to let go Read more

posted: May 30, 2023.

I want to fly like an eagle... Songs of the 70s. We are getting old.  Some of my classmates have already passed on.  I am nearing the age when my mother died. Read more

posted: May 24, 2023.

Make room for feelings. I just got back from my last child's college graduation.  It was not easy.  Kids drink and party and get exhausted.  They are scared.  Social media is Read more

posted: Apr. 20, 2023.

I find myself thinking on death.  So many deaths around me, us.  So much loss and pain.  Your best friend's mother. Your other friend's ex-husband, cancer, parents, children, guns.  It's Read more

posted: Mar. 28, 2023.

How do you get unstuck from feeling like you're underwater?   In this world of mass home-grown gun violence that terrorizes our own children, whom clearly we value less than the Read more

posted: Feb. 13, 2023.

INTRO: Courtney was the kind of 10th grade client that I completely enjoyed.  She was cute, clever and motivated. So when she began to have an issue that ballooned into a Read more

posted: Jan. 31, 2023.

Sandra was 34, had just left a bad relationship of stuckness and sadness.  Her friends had left.  Her parents were never in her corner.  We tried for one year for Read more