Reverse Nesting

Mar 30, 2016 | Parenting

When I was pregnant with each of my three children, I went through a manic nesting stage. I cleaned the house, bought things for the baby and baby proofed the rooms. It was my way of trying to control what I could during a scary, emotional time. I was thrilled to be...

My Kid’s Harvard

Mar 23, 2016 | Parenting | 4 comments

The pressure on these kids to go to the best schools in the country is rather outrageous. My daughter is a senior in high school this year. She will be attending a wonderful college in the fall and everything has worked out fine. Yet the insanity of the college...

Online Dating Tips for Women Over 40

Feb 29, 2016 | Relationships

Lately I’ve been talking to friends and clients in the over-40 crowd who are (for a variety of reasons) entering the dating scene. Most of these women haven’t dated since before the digital dating age. Needless to say, it’s a bit of a shock for these...

This Mom’s “Inside Out”

Feb 17, 2016 | Parenting

I know I’m late to the party when I tell you that I just finished watching the movie, “Inside Out”. As a psychologist and a life coach, I absolutely loved the movie; it’s message, and the lessons it gently laid out. However, as a mom it made me...

On Dysfunctional Families

Jan 27, 2016 | Relationships

Now that we are well out of the holiday season and in full swing of the new year, let’s talk about dysfunctional families. I spend a lot of time with clients and friends, talking about our messed up families. Apparently, we all think that others have normal families...

Accepting Our Children, Accepting Ourselves

Jan 13, 2016 | Parenting

As my three children get older, it appears that they are going to do what they want to do. It’s shocking. I was really hoping that they would let me boss them around for a few more years in order to make sure they picked the right colleges, the right careers, and...