Good Bye, Dear Friend
Last month, I had to say good-bye to my beloved minivan. She’d been with me for ten years and she’d saved my life at least once. A bad driver made a silly judgment call that led to the ultimate demise of my favorite car. She wasn’t my first minivan, but she was...
Reverse Nesting
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
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...
This Mom’s “Inside Out”
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...