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We all want to be that “perfect” couple, but there are a few ways we keep it from happening. I cannot count how many times a day I run across...
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In keeping with the new direction of my blog I’m going to focus more on the self-discovery process. It occurred to me the other day that I was laughing with...
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Rises and dips in mood have been a part of my life like a swinging pendulum, always there in the background threatening to swing forward and take over. It’s something...
Book Review: DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Working with Teens
Teenagers are the greatest enigma. Maturing, yet still young in so many ways, teenagers are in a unique place in life, and when each young person brings with them not...
The Connection Between a Child’s Mental Health and a Mother’s Emotions During Pregnancy is Higher...
This month, I walked through some really heavy emotions with my seven-year-old daughter. Actually, I wouldn’t call them emotions so much as I would call them a collective cloud of...
The Hard Questions
“I hurt myself today, To see if I still feel, I focus on the pain, The only thing that’s real” Trent Reznor Are things going well in your life? Are you...
The Difference between Dependency and Codependency
It’s normal and healthy to depend on others. Codependency, however, is very different than the type of dependency found in well-functioning relationships. What is interdependency? Humans are social beings and...
5 Things Parents Aren’t Always Told About Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
When my daughter was given a diagnosis of Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) thirteen years ago, it was both a relief as well as a frustration to hear. There was a...
How Do You Know if You Are a Good Person?
In these turbulent times, social conscience is a valuable asset. What we think, feel, say and do impacts on the people with whom we interact in personal and professional settings....
Your FICO Score & Sex
“Money is sexy. Money is a topic that they should want to talk with you about, and the truth is, they should want to know as much about you as...
What’s The ADHD Word?
How diverse is our disorder? How hard is it to diagnose? How hard is it to define? Well, the answer to all of those questions is, pretty! Pretty diverse. Pretty...
Today I Love This Friday’s Wild Windy Ways
Today I love this Friday’s wild windy ways. I love the warm air and the clear, clean blue sky that is the canvass for the scudding, flowing clouds. I love...
A Lesson in Creating Space
My love affair with yoga has been off and on since I was in my mid-twenties (think “it’s complicated” and you’ll get the right idea). I have moved – on...
Best of Our Blogs: September 21, 2018
How hard are you on yourself? I can always spot the most self-critical among us. They are usually the ones judging everyone else. If you find yourself constantly picking at...
One of The Best Ways to Practice Self-Care as a Mom (Or Really Anyone)
On her powerful, insight-filled podcast Startup Pregnant, Sarah K. Peck asks her guests, who are women entrepreneurial parents, a brilliant question: What don’t you do? I love this because we tend to assume...
What an ADHD Diagnosis Will and Won’t Fix
In my post yesterday about late ADHD diagnoses, I included an image with the phrase “it’s never too late to live happily ever after.” My usage of the image was...
Are We Just Like Our Dogs?
We all know people who bear an uncanny resemblance to their dogs. There is some interesting science to back up the theory behind people looking like their dogs. According to a...
#302: Witnessing Rape: Factors of Influence
In our book, A Womb of Her Own (Routledge 2017) author Kristin Davisson describes the factors of influence that affect the way an individual reacts to witnessing a rape. She...
Public-Spectacle Marriage Proposals Are Selfish
At the 2018 Emmy Awards show, the award for best director for a variety special went to Glenn Weiss. Instead of just accepting the honor, he used the occasion to...
Parsed Heat: Going Off Script With Castle
I have to admit it, writing this is going to be fun. I love Castle. I know, the last season was weak because of the contrived conflict to keep the...
Fish-Rich Diet in Pregnancy May Boost Baby’s Brain, Eye Development
Women who eat a diet rich in fatty fish can help boost their child’s brain function and eyesight, according to a small Finnish study published in the journal Pediatric Research....
Performing Acts of Kindness Can Reduce Depression in Disagreeable People
When people who are prone to hostility make an effort to engage in acts of kindness toward their close loved ones, it can significantly reduce their depression, according to new...
More MD Visits Tied to Fewer Suicide Attempts in Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia patients who regularly see their doctors are much less likely to attempt suicide compared to patients who rarely visit the doctor, according to a new study at Vanderbilt University...
Study Finds You Can Handle The Truth, After All
New research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business explores the consequences of honesty in everyday life and finds that people can often afford to be more honest...
Racial Discrimination Can Take A Heavy Toll on Latino and Asian Teens
Latino and Asian adolescents who face racial or ethnic discrimination are more likely to experience depression, poor self-esteem, lower academic achievement, substance use and risky sexual behavior, according to a...
Seeing Yourself as Busy Can Bolster Self-Control
In a new study, researchers from the global business school INSEAD find that although busyness is often thought of as a modern-day affliction, it can help delay gratification and provide...
