Secret to Self-Care without being Selfish

I used to go straight from work to pick up my children at school. They would rush to hug me with dirty hands, there would be the loud chatter of a school, and they would immediately launch into telling me about their day. I was on sensory overload and all I wanted to do was […]

How to Maintain Your Relationship When One Person Changes

I am excited to share that I was recently accepted to be a Topic Expert on GoodTherapy.org. This month I share ways to continue your relationship and stay connected to your partner even when one person changes. Over the course of a long-term relationship, you are bound to change. But self-growth doesn’t necessarily have to […]

Shut. It. Down. How to Avoid Negative Thoughts & Grumblings

Yesterday I was driving over the South Street bridge and I saw a mother pushing her son in a stroller. I noticed them because he was bald and had an oxygen tube going into his nose. They’re going to CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) because he has cancer was my initial thought. The next thing […]

Slow Down the Busy-ness of Life

Last week I heard Dr. Robin Smith speak and she made a comment that has been in my head ever since. She said, “so often we spend time flapping our wings.” Flapping our wings is the running around and feeling overwhelmed with too much to do the anxiety. It is the busy-ness of life. “How […]

Crabs in a Barrel

I was captivated when I first saw the Dove ad campaign where a police sketch artist draws women as they describe themselves and then as others describe them (watch the ad). The commercial brought tears to my eyes. Within 24 hours I read three different blogs decrying the advertisement and detailing the many ways the […]