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The Graduate
Make room for feelings. I just got back from my last child's college graduation. Â It was not easy. Â Kids drink and party and get...
May 24, 20232 min read


Is This the End, My Friend?
I find myself thinking on death. Â So many deaths around me, us. Â So much loss and pain. Â Your best friend's mother. Your other friend's...
Apr 20, 20233 min read


The Change We Must Embrace
How do you get unstuck from feeling like you're underwater? Â In this world of mass home-grown gun violence that terrorizes our own...
Mar 28, 20232 min read


Teens and Tech - What Doesn't Serve You?
INTRO: Courtney was the kind of 10th grade client that I completely enjoyed. Â She was cute, clever and motivated. So when she began to...
Feb 13, 20235 min read


One Case That Gets You Stuck
Sandra was 34, had just left a bad relationship of stuckness and sadness. Â Her friends had left. Â Her parents were never in her corner....
Jan 31, 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? Â It's not about eating less, or stopping your...
Jan 1, 20233 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. Â Kids. Â Especially...
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Why Divorce Still Hurts for Young Adults - It Never Ends!
I just got back from my 40+2 years High School reunion. Â It was the ultimate connection and we all agreed we were so very fortunate to...
Oct 31, 20223 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...
Oct 5, 20224 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. Â You wouldn't think...
Oct 1, 20223 min read


Letting Go - A Family Opens Up About Change
I dreaded the first face-to-face family therapy session since covid. I had pimples on my chin from masking and I didn't care to put on...
Aug 21, 20223 min read


College Mental Health - On the Rocks
PHOTO CREDIT @Rosalind Banks; Art By Rosalind @Facebook Previously published: https://centerforhealthjournalism.org/2022/06/12/college-st...
Aug 18, 20224 min read


A Memoir in 5 Parts
A Memoir in 5 Parts LOSS: I was born in New York, New York. NYC. The Big Apple. Nothing too dramatic happened. I attended Rivervale, NJ...
Apr 9, 20224 min read


Communication 101 for Healthcare Providers - A Primer
Once I was waiting in a crowded city waiting room, in the paralyzing dread of my upcoming amniocentesis. Â These were the days before...
Apr 4, 20223 min read


They Lead Common Lives: How Parents Can Lean In
By now we've discussed pandemic fatigue, languishing, anxiety, lack of services, suicide rates, social media, FOMO, triggers, fake news,...
Mar 13, 20223 min read


Hook-ups, Hangovers, and Hopelessness: How Not to Waste Your College Years
Let’s get rid of it.  The hook-up culture. I don’t know when it started. But let’s stop it. I’m guessing it began as a feminist thing. We...
Feb 7, 20223 min read


When COVID Hits Home for the Holidays
As we enter this third year of pandemic madness (which I thought was going to be over in two weeks), I managed to work constantly while...
Jan 1, 20222 min read


Surgeon General Warns Life is Getting Harder for Teens
PHOTO CREDIT: Jennie Carr My phone rings three times a day with the same message: my teenage (daughter) needs someone to talk to. Â I try...
Dec 11, 20214 min read


Trauma-Informed Success in Two Sessions: A Case Study
Three weeks ago a former patient contacted me because she had suddenly recalled an episode from her past, so long ago it was nearly...
Dec 5, 20213 min read


Why Not Soar?
**PHOTO CREDIT: AUDRA AVIZIENIS What is the latest on teens and mental health? How about the NY Times Expose on Instagram being bad for...
Oct 10, 20212 min read
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