As weird as it sounds, I have always been personally and professionally interested in grief. I think it is because somewhere along the way I realized that grief, like love, is universal. The saying goes—if you love you will grieve. And I have found this to be true. People that know me say I “love […]

When is the last time you asked yourself that question. In our society, we are so often oriented towards the grade given from others, the approval or disapproval given from others, and the desire to curb loneliness. We seek reprieve from our own self critique. The cliché of being ones own harshest critic is a […]

“Ambiguous loss happens when you are grieving someone who is still living. It’s different than the grief you experience when someone you love dies. That kind of loss is finite and certain and there’s no question you should feel pain. Ambiguous loss happens when something or someone profoundly changes or disappears” (www.whatsyourgrief.com ). Some examples […]

Politeness is behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people. We are often socialized to be polite. To use manners. To not offend. To consider others, sometimes to a degree that’s unhelpful to ourselves. Politeness can be shown with being apologetic, minimizing the imposition, seeking agreement, joking, or expressing optimism. Especially in the U.S., […]

When I was younger, my mom would often advise me to “slow down.” She would say, “just because you can do everything does not mean you should do everything.” And most memorably, “every time you say yes to one thing, you say no to something else.”

Every time you say “yes” to something you say “no” to something else. The opposite is also true. Time is one of the most valuable resources we have (along with health) and so it makes sense that we must learn to spend it wisely.

“The illusion of speed is the belief that it saves time. It looks simple at first sight: finish something in two hours instead of three, gain an hour. It’s an abstract calculation, though, done as if each hour of the day were like an hour on the clock, absolutely equal.

I often tell my clients that they are not free to love others until they truly love themselves. Loving oneself certainly does not mean believing one is perfect. Self-love does mean investing the time and resources necessary to nourish your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health.

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” (Buddha). Loving ourselves well, energizes us to love those around us well. In this blog, I want to take a look at how we can invest in ourselves in order to ensure we are learning and growing in every life […]

Sensory seeking in children is when a child has a high neurological threshold or a big sensory bucket that needs to be filled with sensory input. The child may be under responsive and that makes them want to seek out higher stimulating sensory input so that they can fill up their sensory bucket. Sensory seeking […]