Help! The Paparazzi are Following Me!

November 1, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

In the therapy world, when a person is experiencing something not particularly ideal or hard or challenging, we therapists like to help our clients “reframe” their problems in such a way that they can be viewed in a more positive light. For instance, if you drank so much carrot juice your skin turned orange, a nice reframe might be, “You […]

The Broken Toy

October 28, 2012.Reading time 10 minutes.

The other day, my son and I were looking for costume parts in a second-hand store. As I was rummaging through racks of clothing, he began asking if he could buy a used toy. Being the germ-a-phobe I am, I initially tried to defer his attention from buying a toy there. I tried to explain to him those […]

The Game You Always Win

October 26, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

The other day I took the boys to the park to let them burn off a little energy. As we were walking up to the equipment, another mom was leaving with her young son. As she was working to lead him back to their car, he escaped from her arms and ran away. He got […]

To Be So Loved

October 17, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

I ran my first half marathon on Sunday, and it was quite awesome. At least, it was for me. But for my little son, it wasn’t. You see, he just wasn’t sure what to think about all the coming and going of his mom. When I drew near to him, he was happy. But when […]

The Crazy Neighbors

October 15, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

I hate to be judgmental, and I would never want to offend, but in the words of my late Grandma Freda: “It’s the truth, and someone has to say it.” So here’s the hard and honest truth about our formerly lovely, little neighborhood: Some crazies moved in. For one, they have this dog that is […]

The Therapist’s Son

October 11, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

As a therapist, one of my goals as a mother is to create emotionally intelligent children. I mean, after all, that is one of the primary things I work to help adult clients embrace in therapy to increase relational satisfaction. And the statistics on emotional intelligence say that a high EI makes for people who are […]

Ding. Dong. The Guilt is Dead.

October 9, 2012.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’ve noticed a new theme in my conversations with other young mothers lately. Whether working at the office or working at home, it seems like no mom feels like they are doing the whole “mom” thing as well as they should. They either feel guilty that they are somehow NOT DOING something a really good […]