True Confession: I’m a Therapist and I Am Not Interested Your Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness is a Trap I sometimes find myself telling my clients, “I am not trying to help you feel happy.” I don’t say this because I am callus, I say it because I see the hunt for happiness as a trap. The pursuit of happiness is an empty promise....
Book Review: Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential–and Endangered
I read Born for Love:Why Empathy is Essential–and Endangered by Maia Szalavitz and Bruce Perry well over three months ago and started writing this review many times but struggled to write something that truly encompasses the power of this book. As it is almost...
Thoughtful Valentine Crafts for Families
Here are some easy but meaningful Valentines you can make for anyone. It can be especially great for families and all ages. As we know, expressing love is important to development and makes us all better people. What better time to do so than Valentine’s Day!...
Love Isn’t Like M&M’s
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day I am inspired to write about explaining the abstract concept of love to children. Love is an idea which is so different from most of the other things children encounter. Nearly everything is a child’s world is shared—”If we have...