Parents, you do not need your children's permission to set boundaries, and you don't need them to agree when you tell them no. I remember...

There once was a little girl sitting at the table with her mother and aunt. She heard them talking about a friend they knew. The two wome...

Yesterday I drove with the windows down a bit, it was such a beautiful day. As I sat in that present but hypnotic state of a long, lonel...

I watched a man and woman practicing martial arts at the dojo the other day. The man, slightly bigger and surely stronger than the woman...

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray." -Rumi I snapped this image i...

We used to let the dogs to sleep with us. Two 50 pound dogs, two average sized humans, one king sized bed. So cozy, with all the snuggles...

I am in love with words. Long before I had any understanding of affirmations, I understood the power of words. They have the capacity to ...

My husband first introduced me to the idea of boundaries while we were still dating. Being fresh out of a divorce and a little insecure, ...

“But how do I have self-compassion for something I am choosing? Something I am doing to myself?” This from a woman with Bulimia Nervosa, w...

I recently gave a lecture on self-care. I began by asking the group what they feel constitutes self-care, and their answers were fairly t...

I am leaving my job. I work as an LAC in a private psychiatry practice and even though I've been here just 9 months, quitting is so much...

In counseling there is a term called catastrophizing. It's when someone automatically assumes the worst or describes something as worse ...

"Do you drive full time or do you have another job too?" I've been driving for Uber 3 months now and second only to "Do you like it?", th...

I don’t feel right this morning, there are so many things on my mind! It’s ok, just let it flow But I’m so worried… about my kids, about ...