New Year resolutions are ingrained in our culture. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn’t heard of them and/or participated in them themselves. Typically, we come up with our resolutions around the time of the New Year celebrations and there are...

“Resilience is a lifelong project.”  I heard someone say this last week and it struck a chord with me. As a therapist, I hear and read much about the idea of resilience. Some people think you are born with it, others think you learn...

I am not usually a betting person, but I would bet that most people are not sad to see 2020 go. To say it has been a challenging year would be a vast understatement. From political and social unrest, to COVID, to unemployment and...

The holiday season is typically a time that comes with a mixture of stress and excitement. This time of year has an aura of positivity for most people, with celebrations and reflecting on a year past being common. It also usually can be stressful...

Do you ever feel like you can’t stop working on something until it’s perfect and not just almost perfect but ACTUALLY perfect? Well, perfection is a subjective abstract. What one perceives as perfect may not be perfect to another. By definition, perfect means “to...

It is no secret to those that know me that I am an old soul. I love all the traditions that surround the holiday season. I love all the same holiday dishes my mom made and I get excited to recreate those favorites each...