Tag: anxiety
Confessions of an Over-Researched Twin Mom
I have enjoyed the “process” leading up to things my entire life. Packing for a vacation or sleep away camp, getting my school supplies...
Mental Health Awareness: Finding Yourself in Parenthood
What do you think of when you hear the term mental health? I personally think of the vast list of mental health disorders, from...
Emetophobia and Motherhood
Vomit. For as long as I can remember, it’s always been my weakness. The smell, the sound, the look. But it wasn’t until my...
“No Bones Days” and the Normalization of Self-Compassion
Even if you're not on TikTok, you've likely heard about Noodle, the 13-year-old pug who has rocketed to stardom with his daily Bones/No Bones...
Hello Flight Anxiety, My Old Friend
If you're anything like me, travel is a significant source of anxiety. Of course, many things in my life are anxiety-inducing. I seem to...
Alleviating the Anxiety: Managing the Stress of Back to School
I love fall. I love the changing colors. I love the cool breeze following those hot summer days. I love the baggy sweaters that...
I Am Hanging on by a Thread
I tend to live in a place of gratitude, I always have, and I always will. That is not to say that I do...
Change is Hard But We Can Do Hard Things: 3 Simple...
When I was a little girl, we had a painting in the entryway. Every day I came home from school, put my backpack on...
Childhood Anxiety: Parents Aren’t the Cause but They Are the Solution
I’m a psychotherapist and I get multiple calls each week from parents of anxious children. These parents are desperate to help their children “get...
Decision Fatigue is Wearing Me Out
For most of my life, I have typically been a pretty quick decision-maker. I know what I like, and more importantly what I don’t,...
Trust Your Gut: Just Say “No”
If my twenty-month-old were my life coach, her motto would be simple: Say “No”
There are lots of ways of repeating this mantra, according to...
What Will They Think? One Woman’s Story of Pleasing Others
“What will they think?”
That’s what my parents would say to me growing up. They being family, friends, acquaintances, including strangers. I grew up being...
Five Ways to Stop Hating and Start Choosing Joy
It feels like hate is ripping through our country’s culture these days. Every person I know, in every walk of life, seems to be...
Blinded by Love
Growing up I was the quintessential girly girl. I loved playing dolls and dress-up, which fed into reading every Teen Girl magazine I could...