I am an anxiety specialist. Theoretically, I know the inside, outside, and upside-down of fear. I can generate or extinguish panic attacks, help you imagine the worst case scenario, get you to face your biggest fears and come out the stronger for it. And yet – I was surprised by the variety of reactions to … Read more

Recently, a neighbor in my community lost her brother to cancer. He was in his mid-forties, and left behind a wife, children, friends. Heartbreaking. After the tears, I find myself thinking about the ways those of us who are gifted to keep living disease-free sometimes squander our daily lives. There was a game we used … Read more

As a psychologist, one of the things I do most often is notice patterns. I look for behavioral patterns, and emotional patterns – things that repeat – both good and bad.  When a client and I successfully identify a pattern together, that’s when we start to be able to make changes.  The reason for this is … Read more

The New York Times had an article in the magazine this week that needs to be shared and talked about more.  In it, the author shares the stories of women who struggle with depression during pregnancy.  Too often in our culture we fetishize and mythologize pregnancy and birth, not acknowledging the very real challenges that … Read more