Happy 4th of July!! This is a day with a lot of celebrations, including BBQs, picnics, fireworks, swimming, and time together with...

I know that we discuss perspective a lot but hang with me. We are now halfway through 2022, let that sink in for a minute. 😯 Did you go...

It's officially Summertime!!!! Who is ready to have fun?!?!?! I still think as kid this was the best time of the year as it seemed all...

I know you love a good story, so here is one from the other day: I went to the grocery store and it was pretty uneventful until it was...

How many times have you said I am going to start that thing on Monday? I think we have all done this, and probably more than once! What...

Tis the season of new beginnings and endings. It is graduation time, end of school year, and transitions to the next grades. This...

Look at that! We have arrived back to holiday season once more. For most of us, Thanksgiving is now a memory and the march toward the...

I once told my mother that she was a daisy. She said she wasn’t pleased because daisies are simple. I disagree. Daisies can grow in...

A diagnosis is just a label – it doesn’t define you Ever wonder about how true the statement “You are what you eat” is? It kind of...

Good fences make good neighbors. When we have good boundaries, our relationship are better. “Don’t talk to strangers.” For most of us...

Yesterday I was late for a meeting and I got stuck in traffic. For those of you who live in the Bay Area, you know how frustrating that...

Childhood abuse happened in the past. Unfortunately the effects of abuse don’t stay tucked in the past but rather invade your daily life...

1. How do I know if I need therapy? We offer free phone consultations to briefly discuss the problems you are experiencing, make an...

1 in 4 people have a mental illness, and no one wants to talk about it. If 1 in 4 people have a diagnosis, then it makes sense that just...

“Mindfulness is paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally, to the unfolding of experience moment to moment” —...

Awareness of the prevalence and impact of sexual abuse has recently surged in the media following such events as the #MeToo movement and...

I was interviewed by Guy Macpherson of The Trauma Therapist Project this week about my “why” for becoming a trauma therapist. I was...

“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” — Steve Maraboli Relationships are hard. Intimate...

No one has a perfect childhood. No one. Even if you had a good childhood, you also had painful experiences that shaped you in adulthood....

Ever wonder why you feel so sensitive? Why even the littlest thing sends you off on an emotional roller coaster? It may have something to...