So here we are. The day after Valentine’s Day. Another day of LOVE that is supposed to include cards, flowers, chocolates. I like Valentines’ Day. I think it’s sweet. And I think we make too much of it in this country. It’s EVERYWHERE. The marketing. The stuff. I think it puts pressure on […]
Fakebook Reality
I was talking with a client the other day and we got onto the topic of social media. She was talking about how she isn’t on Facebook that much anymore….. “I’m not on Fakebook anymore.” I was bemused. I sort of knew what she meant but I wanted to hear more. “What do you mean?” […]
We’re All In This Together
This past Sunday I participated in a triathlon. It was a local race that I had been looking forward to competing in. It’s a fun, albeit, nervous time, getting ready for a triathlon to begin. Arriving at races and getting your gear set up is often a social time; a time of saying “hello” to […]
Managing Expectations
Expectations. Why do we have them? Why do we expect certain things to happen or for our lives to go the way we “expect” them to? What are we expecting? And why? As a therapist I have had countless conversations over the years with my clients, discussing their expectations. Most of these expectations, mind you, […]
You’re My Duck
“You’re my rubber duck.” Huh? This is what a client said to me recently. What she was talking about is those little yellow rubber duckies. You know, the one Ernie loved in Sesame Street? We were talking about how it helps to talk things out with someone. She has a good friend who talks to […]