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I think I will always believe that 80s rock is the best. Probably because it reminds me of those roller coaster emotions of being a teenager. And the need to roll the windows down and scream and [...]

Occasionally I find myself walking down the path of life in the direction of my dreams. (In those moments when I’m not sidetracked by chocolate covered almonds.) And as I’m walking along, [...]

If one were to evaluate the quality of my week in relationship to the quality of other weeks of my life, this week would suffer greatly in comparison. Every cell in my body is screaming from [...]

And He whispers, “Abide in me. Be with me. Come away with me.” And I wonder, “When? How? Is it possible?”

Last week my daughter broke her wrist. Except not really. She actually broke her wrist six weeks ago colliding with her 6’2” tree of a middle blocker. The bad news is that we only found out she [...]

“You mock my pain,” spits Princess Buttercup at the Dread Pirate Roberts. “Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” Those are some of my favorite lines from the [...]

I read something today that made me laugh. Ducks walk out of a lake, flap their wings and fly off. Good for you, duck. I wonder if you have adrenal glands. If so maybe instead of “shaking things [...]

Friendships have always been a bit of a mystery to me. My parents didn’t really do the friends thing well. They had friends, but the friendships only existed as long as both parties went to the [...]

Some people say having kids changes you. But I say that having kids unveils the real you. Take me, for example. Before I had kids I was patient, kind, magnanimous and upright. After kids I [...]

As a therapist, I believe in the importance of good theoretical knowledge, unconditional positive regard, affective attunement and a safe holding-space, along with perfectly timed insightful [...]