As we begin to get vaccinated and anticipate returning to routines next fall, many parents are already angsting about how they will help their children break habits that have formed during COVID and be ready for returning to a busier routine. During my walks with other mom friends, we are already stressing over how to wean our kids off ...READ MORE »
With Valentine’s Day just behind us, many of us are more aware of our romantic relationships in February. And yet, the pandemic has truly upended our connections with our lovers and partners in strange and interesting ways. Esther Perel, famous psychoanalyst and couples therapist in New York City, has discussed the many ways that couples have been impacted by ...READ MORE »
We all want more, Better, BIGGER LOVE, right? The question of the month is this–How do we get that? Yet, when it comes to Feeling More AND Loving More deeply, the better question is this–how can I give (to both myself and my partner) in order to feel more love and loving? Self love is not selfish–It is a ...READ MORE »
… or is it? Like most of you, I’ve been spending a lot of time at home watching tv since there are only so many entertainment options during wintertime in the middle of a pandemic. One of my favorite shows that I’ve discovered during quarantine is Ted Lasso – I highly recommend it if you haven’t watched. It is heart-warming and ...READ MORE »
Winter has arrived! We have spent the last several months surviving, reacting, adjusting, re-adjusting, and working to make sense of some of the most stressful personal, community, national, and global times we have ever experienced. We are not always feeling prepared for more of the same as we begin winter. With each day, however, we are moving through it. Some ...READ MORE »
I’m not going to silver-line it: a lot of things are awful right now, and a lot of things we might look forward to at this time of year – holiday parties, gathering with family and friends, going out to restaurants for celebrations, taking winter vacations – are all cancelled. This pandemic has given us all sorts of problems and ...READ MORE »
… and we will be okay! I have been counseling clients lately with increasing anxiety and despair as we head into the winter and also another wave of the pandemic. Fears of a lockdown, dread of isolation, overwhelm about homeschooling while working from home and fewer social supports, and valid health concerns abound. When I say “we will be okay,” I don’t mean ...READ MORE »
Remember back in March and early April when the shut-down still had a slightly exciting and very temporary feel to it? It was stressful, frustrating and sad but it was also strangely exhilarating. That’s because we were all operating (and sometimes thriving) using our emergency stress response that humans turn to during a crisis. It’s a surge of mental and ...READ MORE »
I have been hearing certain words quite often recently when I ask people how they are doing: drained, exhausted, worn out. The Covid-19 pandemic is taking a toll on everyone’s mental health each and every day it drags on. This is due to a lot of factors of course, and one of those factors relates to feeling deeply disconnected from ...READ MORE »
A friend of mine posted an article about the newest challenge we are facing as businesses start reopening this summer. The author referred to “decision fatigue,” and as someone who always has had a tough time making decisions to begin with, this really resonated with me. I reflected on my weekend in light of this article; tensions were high in ...READ MORE »
