Skimmer's Box: Therapists seem to be obsessed with feelings. Why is that? In this article, I discuss why feelings are so important, explore the connection between feelings and self-worth, clear up some common misconceptions about feelings, examine their role in...
If you're skimming: Someone you know is about to post a beautiful graduation photo. What you won't see is the decade and a half behind it. This piece is about the messy middle, the part no one talks about. What it actually costs to get somewhere hard. And three things...
More and more, I hear people describing themselves as powerless in the face of our current political environment. They feel overwhelmed by a seemingly unrelenting attack on everything they once considered settled in our country. I hear over and over, “These are...
I was sitting on the couch after Thanksgiving trying to figure out what I wanted to write about this month. It was a blessed holiday for me, and I wanted to offer something useful. Something people could take into their everyday lives. A lot of clinicians talk about...