Connecting with others
Birthday Surprises and Gratitude…
I remember the day back in the dead of winter when my dear friend Maryanne told me to block off a couple of dates in the spring as she had some surprises planned for my birthday. She was giddy with excitement and I remember feeling how much I wanted to know what she was excited […]
Raising responsible children…
Recently, I’ve had a lot of conversations with people about parenting. And last week, someone commented to me that I have “3 very responsible boys”. They are currently 25, 22 and 18 years old. I thought a lot about what that meant and why that might be. For anyone who knows my sons, they will […]
When relationships lead to suffering…
This Thanksgiving weekend, a time of gratitude, a time with family and friends made me seriously think about relationships. Both in my private practice and in conversations with friends, relationships seem to be a major focus and a main source of both joy and contention. We often struggle with someone because they are not acting […]
