Jul 4, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
Happy Fourth of July to all the Americans reading this. I’ve spent my whole life in The United States and have always enjoyed the patriotic enthusiasm of the Fourth of July. When I was a kid, I grew up in a town that had literally once won a prize as an All-American...
Jun 27, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Parenting |
My daughter spent her semester abroad on a ship, Semester at Sea, that traveled around the world, stopping at a number of countries mostly through Asia and Africa. It was admittedly a parenting exercise in terror in that access to our children was limited and they...
Jun 13, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Leadership & Career Development
Since I am both a psychologist and a professional coach, I am constantly asked about the difference between therapy and coaching. It’s a great question, and one that any consumer should be asking. It’s also important for therapists and coaches to be clear on this so...
May 23, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
I have lived my entire life in the Chicagoland area. I grew up in the south suburbs, lived in the city after college and for my first year of marriage, and then migrated to the family friendly, northwest suburbs. I still reside there today. My husband is also a...
May 16, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
A common question that I hear from my clients is, “Why do I keep doing this over and over again? Why don’t I learn?” They become very frustrated with themselves and then tell themselves a story that sounds like this, “I shouldn’t ever make any mistakes. I should learn...
May 9, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Parenting
I vividly remember my first Mother’s Day. I had a colicky three-month-old who we dressed up for a fancy dinner with family. I managed to shower and get dressed that day, but I was exhausted and stressed from a total lack of sleep and the demands of a newborn. We got...
