A Walk Alone
I just returned from a walk by myself. It’s rare that I’m alone these days; between my kids, my husband, and work, I’m constantly in contact with someone. But the day felt long and when my husband...
View ArticleClosing The Door Of Childbearing
Oh, the love... Seen through the lens of transitions, life is a series of doors. The door of childhood closes as the door of adolescence opens. The door of being single shuts to reveal the open door of...
View ArticleSlowing Down Into Retirement
Grandma with my brother A woman named Erin from Ann Arbor, MI recently sent me the following email: “I am currently helping listening to my mom as she struggles with approaching retirement and...
View ArticleThe Birth of Spring
So much occurs underground for the crocus to burst through in spring Like the birth of all new things, spring is born on the undulating waves of contrast: the expansion of warm, sunny days followed by...
View ArticleWorry is the Work of Motherhood
Last night, as I drove through the worst snow I’ve ever driven in, as my car fish-tailed around every corner and slid dangerously close to the edge of the road, a familiar state of worry set in: Would...
View ArticleVideos for the Anxiously Engaged –"You're Not Alone"
I’m very excited to be starting a video blog alongside the written one. This first series of videos will address my engaged and newlywed audience. I hope it provides comforting information for you. …...
View ArticleSurviving Your Twenties: The Myth of Being an Adult
“I found my twenties to be very difficult,” says Lisa Kudrow in an interview with the Sunday Chronicle. “You have all this information on your side, but you don’t have the experience to judge it. I had...
View ArticleOne Of My Favorite Quotes
“For some strange reason, it seems to be a quality of living things to want to avoid the slippery, fluid moving quality and grab on—and just want the form without the emptiness. It’s never like that....
View ArticleAnxious? You're One Of The Lucky Ones
There are a lot of questions that almost every client I have asks. Among them are: “Does it really have to be this hard?” and variations on that theme: “Why aren’t my other friends and co-workers going...
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