Morning Madness
I’ve never been much of a morning person. In fact, I usually don’t see a client until 1pm-crazy right? It’s not like I don’t do any work in the morning, but it does take me a while to find my energy for the day. Even as a kid, every Christmas my Mom would give me […]
Summer Fun
Do you remember the excitement you felt counting the days in school until Summer vacation? Days felt like weeks and minutes felt like hours, until that last day of school arrived. This is the day that everyone has to attend school for one hour before you are released to freedom. There was even a sense […]
Turning Weaknesses Into Strengths
How many times in a therapeutic environment has an issue from your past come up and you’ve thought: “Here we go again”? I swear I have financed my shrink’s summer home talking about body image issues. I’ve probably sent his kids to a lovely private school from our countless sessions discussing that inevitable impostor syndrome. […]
Breathing Through Fear
I am not much of a thrill seeker. I have zero interest in roller coasters. I’d happily choose a Volvo over a sports car. It’s just not my personality type. My husband on the other hand, loves the adrenaline rush of a roller coaster. I really don’t get it. In the early stages of our […]
Pool Party Pooper
The other day our dear friends Amy and Annie invited us to celebrate the 4th of July at their house. The email stated that it would be an afternoon pool party with a small group of friends, perhaps some poker and then ultimately we would end the evening watching the fireworks at CBS studios across […]
Hesitation Frustration
The other night I got a text from a friend, asking if I could come in the following day to be a guest on the new Melissa Etheridge radio show. As if this should be a question at all? There are certain opportunities in life that present themselves, and you do them without hesitation. I […]
My Big Fat Gay Wedding
This week David and I will celebrate our fourth year of marriage. It is only as I sit down to write this that I realize our wedding is during the same month as gay pride! That was not planned at all. We selected the date based on where we wanted to get married and what seemed […]
Sir Grumps A Lot
One of the benefits of having a high-energy dog is that he acts as our unintentional personal trainer. Whether or not I feel like exercising, Bernie needs a 45 minute walk daily, or he will literally start bouncing 5 feet in the air until we take him out. “Alright Capital Bern, let’s go!”, I will […]