Self-Esteem/Self-Compassion

Benefits of Meditation for Women

Wendy juggles the single parenting of two teenage children, her part-time interior design business, and tries desperately to stick to her exercise routine. She feels frazzled and irritable most of … Read more

Affirmations: Firing Up Your Brain

It’s possible to fire up your brain positively or negatively. Your thoughts shape your inner experience. Frequent use of affirmations helps keep you motivated and focused on the positive, in … Read more

Be Here Now

Nothing during my rigorous training to become a psychologist thirty years ago prepared me to be in the present moment. We focused on anxiety, depression, loneliness, suffering, isolation, abandonment, post-traumatic … Read more

My Big Fat Ass

I am a psychologist with thirty years of experience yet I suffered early on with issues about body image. During my teenage years some of my classmates thought it was … Read more

Friendship: Overcoming Disappointment

Beth and Robin were inseparable friends while their children were growing up. They met when their oldest boys began preschool together. They each had three children within months of one … Read more