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...
May 2, 2019 | Leadership & Career Development, Relationships |
My clients often tell me about people in their lives who are challenging and thus cause them to walk on eggshells. My question to my clients is always, “Whose eggshells are they?” I’m not being facetious when I say that. (Okay, maybe a little bit.) But what I’m really...
Apr 25, 2019 | Relationships |
A few years ago, I met a wonderful, engaging woman who was part of a business entrepreneurs’ group that I was in. We made an instant connection. Although she lived in New York, we maintained an online and over the phone friendship while only seeing each other a couple...
Apr 11, 2019 | Relationships
A friend of mine, who is relatively new to the dating scene, told me about a date she recently had. She said her date was very interesting and intelligent, but did not ask her one question about herself. Not one. Needless to say, my friend didn’t go on a second date...
Mar 28, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Relationships
A common theme I often hear from couples is, “I can’t make my spouse happy.” Or “I want to make them happy.” I hear parents say similar words about their children. “I want to make sure that I give them a happy life.” These are lovely sentiments, but ultimately not...
Mar 21, 2019 | Parenting |
This week a college scandal became top news when the FBI announced that a number of very wealthy families had bribed, lied, and cheated their children’s way into elite colleges. It isn’t news that rich people donate large sums of money to insure their children’s...