One of the many blogs I’ve started following is The Happiness Project. The Happiness Project was actually a book project that author, Gretchen Rubin, began when she decided to spend a year “test driving” different tips out there in the world on how to be happy, and now she continues to blog on this topic and assist other people to start their own “happiness projects”. I confess that I have not read the book (it’s on my ever growing list!) but I really enjoy reading her blog p

So, who out there has been watching Tough Love Couples? When I first saw the promo for this show all I could think is, “wow, they really put these couples through the wringer to make for some dramatic tv!”. Not cool. However, then I started watching the show, and though some of the “challenges” they put the couples through can be cartoonish and over-the-top, for the most part the show has a good message for taking care of a relationship. Steve Ward, the deliverer of the Tough

Grief is a toughie. It’s hard to define, but I’ll start with something of a definition so we all know what I’m talking about. Grief = the emotional and physical reactions to losing something or someone that we care about. We can also react to the loss of something intangible that we care about even if it was something we never “had” like picturing yourself at a new job (but then not getting that job) or having a goal of running a marathon (but then hurting your knee and havin

I adore this poem and Daniel Beaty’s heartfelt delivery of it. It speaks to the importance of not only the physical presence of a parent, but also having a parent that is emotionally present and available. Healing the wounds of our childhoods is a frequent focus of psychotherapy. Far from a “blame game” of pointing fingers at parents or other caregivers in our past, part of healing is about reflecting on the circumstances of this phase in our lives and the vulnerabilities pre

Hello everyone, and welcome to my blog! I am a social worker who provides psychotherapy to individuals and couples, and have been doing this work for just over 10 years. I really love my job because not only do I get the chance to be helpful to others and watch them grow, it’s the sort of job that requires that I continue to work on myself and grow as a person as well. Much like the experience of psychotherapy, I imagine that I’ll start with a plan for this blog, but in reali