When we feel like we’re drowning emotionally, sometimes we need to let ourselves sink into that ocean and hit the bottom…

…Dickens was the master of weaving in witty, yet sometimes merciless, insights on human character. This past year I was reading one of Charles Dickens’ books, Oliver Twist, and I came across a funny comment….

How to get the very best out of someone

(in difficult conversations or with difficult people)

I often have clients ask how they can get someone in their life to respect them, treat them better, include them, honor their wishes, etc. A core principle...

I was standing on a playground recently when I started talking with another mom I’d just met. It quickly became apparent as we talked that I was thrilled

It’s an ugly topic, but I’m sick of the silence.

The funny thing about life is that, despite the best plans, you don’t always have control over where you are going…

With all the New Year’s resolutions floating around in my head, a few potent thoughts keep coming to mind…

There are so many ways to lose a loved one, each a unique and often seemingly unbearable burden. What can be said about suicide loss? …