Life is Like a Rubik’s Cube
Last year, Santa brought our son a Rubik’s Cube. I forgot how much I love that thing! The minute I...
Leave it to Beaver vs. Shameless: What is Normal and How Do I Get There?
One of the most common questions I’m asked as a psychologist is if this or that experience, thought, feeling or...
“Mommy Is the Murderer!”
“Mommy Is the Murderer!” If I told you that I said these words tonight to my husband and children at...
Should parents make their child stay involved?
ATAQ: Should parents make their child stay involved in something if the parents believe the child wants to quit for...
Giving Thanks
I’m writing this blog at this time of year at the risk of sounding cliche, but Thanksgiving this year really...
Anxiety
Whether you suffer from anxiety periodically or consistently, it boils down to the same thing: fear. That is, anxiety comes...
Need vs. Want
In recent years, I’ve often said that “need” is the nastiest of the four-letter words. I try to redirect people...
Dramamongers
Everyone has at least one in his or her life. That person who is just “drama” and creates it wherever...
Perception is Reality
Anais Nin, a writer and diarist who lived from 1903 to 1977, said, “We don’t see things as they are, we see them...
