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Oct 17, 20232 min read
Field of Dreams and Nightmares
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...
Sep 28, 20234 min read
Working in the Suicide Space
Working as a consultant for a local suicide prevention group, I have been exposed to harrowing stories and heartbreaking losses....
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Yellow Means Pause
Welcome to my hometown where the breathtaking views of the Hudson only caution the inability to dip in. Life requires self-discipline and...
Sep 3, 20234 min read
Rain Over New Paltz
Everything is fine. Anxiety - check, depression - check, trauma - check. So why do I feel so bad? What if you just realized that your...
Aug 12, 20232 min read
Learning from Loss
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...
Jul 26, 20232 min read
Happy Birthday to Me, and Many More...
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!"...
Jul 16, 20232 min read
The Unexpected is the Path to Personal Growth
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...
Jun 21, 20233 min read
The Change is Within
After all the talking is the listening. Listening to your own inner wisdom takes time, patience and work. Being quiet, peaceful and calm...
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Orange is the New... To be Safe and Free from Violence
PHOTO CREDIT: MOMS' DEMAND ACTION Listening to Tara Brach on how to get unstuck and I realize that I have adult separation anxiety. Why...
May 29, 20232 min read
Time Keeps on Ticking Into the Future
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...
May 23, 20232 min read
The Graduate
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...
Apr 19, 20233 min read
Is This the End, My Friend?
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...
Mar 27, 20232 min read
The Change We Must Embrace
How do you get unstuck from feeling like you're underwater? In this world of mass home-grown gun violence that terrorizes our own...
Feb 13, 20235 min read
Teens and Tech - What Doesn't Serve You?
INTRO: Courtney was the kind of 10th grade client that I completely enjoyed. She was cute, clever and motivated. So when she began to...
Jan 31, 20233 min read
One Case That Gets You Stuck
Sandra was 34, had just left a bad relationship of stuckness and sadness. Her friends had left. Her parents were never in her corner....
Jan 1, 20233 min read
What Does It Mean to Make Progress?
If you're hard on yourself like I am, why not make the new year about change and growth? It's not about eating less, or stopping your...
Dec 15, 20222 min read
Post-Pandemic Holiday Blues Take 10
What is going on here? People are still: tired, cold, burnt-out, lonely, stressed, bored, stuck and unmotivated. Kids. Especially...
Oct 30, 20223 min read
Why Divorce Still Hurts for Young Adults - It Never Ends!
I just got back from my 40+2 years High School reunion. It was the ultimate connection and we all agreed we were so very fortunate to...
Oct 4, 20224 min read
What's In a Therapy Session?
Photo Credit @madgescottstudio I get no respect, said Jackie Mason the comedian. That's how I feel. Oh mom's in the basement working...
Sep 30, 20223 min read
All's Hallowed Truth
Something is off and it's not just "languishing." My clients are tired, fatigued, burnt-out and incredibly lonely. You wouldn't think...
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