These are strange times we're living in. It seems like the rug's been suddenly pulled out from under us and no one knows what to expect. ...

Does the word balance make you go blah? A client of mine felt even more strongly about it. "I've realized that I hate balance", she told ...

It can be tough to be in the middle. I should know, being a middle child and all. ;) But seriously. The middle of recovery isn’t very gl...

Are you a "resolutions" kind of person? If so, I'm curious about what your resolutions might have sounded like in the past. Were they bor...

If your mind is a bus, then the voices on that bus sure can go 'round and 'round! I first heard the bus metaphor from Thom Rutledge, LCSW...

And it's ok. It took me a while to learn this, though. It was not an easy journey. Along the way, I realized that my struggle had many si...

Self-care has become a trendy concept; but what does it really mean and why is it important for our health?

“I think perfectionism is just a high-end, haute couture version of fear. I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink co...

Today I took my baby for a check-up, and thanks to the advances of Western medicine, my lucky girl received five (!!!) vaccines. Naturall...

If you are trying to escape the clutches of chronic dieting or in recovery from an eating disorder, you may have noticed that poor body i...

For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. To me it is a prison. - Hamlet Act 2, Scene 2 I love that line. Is it ...

Dear Dina, My son is six years old and has recently put on a lot of weight. Ever since noticing his weight gain, I haven’t been letting h...