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Hi. I’m a Mother. Even If I Don’t Look Like One To You.
“I never thought you were a mother.” The woman who spoke these words to me had only seen me in passing at a yoga class we both attend on a random basis. That is the whole sum of our interactions. And yet she had formed a little story of who I am. She's not alone, we...
Mothering in This Political Clusterf***
I’ve been trying to find my words about being a mother in this climate of political aggression and hatred. I watch decision after horrifying decision be made in our government since the election. I realize, embarrassingly, I must have no idea how government works,...
Why I Don’t Prescribe Self Care To My Clients, And What We Work On Instead
One of the greatest sources of stress in my life are my relationships. Relationships are also my most valuable resource. Throughout my life, nothing has brought me such enormous pain, or profound meaning, as my relationships. Struggling with relationships with my...
Why I’m Crying On My Daughter’s 6th Birthday
Before I became a mother, I used to have no way to understand mother’s who were sad, let alone cried, on their kids’ birthdays. It took becoming a mother for me to understand the birthday crying, along with the rest of the feelings that mother’s have about their kids...
The Missing Link In Your Self Care Routine
What does my marriage have to do with self care? EVERYTHING. It’s possible you have self-care backwards.
For The Last 20 Years I’ve Been Trying To Keep Women From Hurting Themselves
Recently I was sitting across from a client in the process of enduring and assimilating a devastating, irreplaceable loss. In the midst of her profound grief and flowing tears, she spoke of an impulse to destroy herself, and a heartfelt realization came to me: For the...