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From Stuck to Thriving: A Journey of Transformation

For today’s entry, I decided to create a story for you. Emily is fictional, but acts as a good representation of the type of clients that find themselves in my office. Enjoy the story. For years, Emily felt trapped. On the surface, she seemed fine—steady job,...

How To Find Your Way Back When Feeling Lost

One cloudy November morning, I felt a wave of melancholy settle over me. I’m usually optimistic, and when I’m not feeling my best, I make it a point to look inward and figure out why.

The Roadmap to Resolving an Unhappy Relationship

As a woman, relationship therapist, and someone married for over 26 years to a man with little emotional attunement, I have an important point to make.

Friendships

If we all had the privilege and joy of having rock-solid friendships, there would be no need to go to therapy. Are you one of the lucky ones with that best friend or group of besties you know you could call and who would be there for you? The friend who would drop...

What’s Your Emotional Vulnerability Risk Profile in Relationships?

When we invest, financial institutions ask about our risk profile – they want to understand our comfort level with taking financial risks. In relationships, we can apply this concept to gauge our emotional risk profile, assessing how open and vulnerable we are...

I’m done

If you are a woman 40 years or older, you will appreciate the meaning behind these words. If you are a man and have heard these words, you are also very much aware of what happens once these words leave a woman’s mouth. Having a career as a therapist, I can...