
9 ways to reclaim our humanness
Self-Care
The other morning my husband and I were milling around in the kitchen making breakfast and lunches and preparing for school and work. We looked up and saw our 13 year-old on his computer. My husband took a peek as he walked behind my son’s…

5 tips for choosing a therapist
Self-Care
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. Carl Jung
In the past month I probably received at least ten requests from friends asking for referrals for great therapists.
Whenever these calls come in, I try and get my friends…

Self-care is not self-improvement
Self-Care
I was lying in bed Sunday morning reading from author Anne Lamott's beautiful little book Small Victories. In one of her stories about parenting, she shares with a little self-deprecation, but mostly tenderness, how she doesn't bake for…

7 good reasons to ask for help
Life & Career Coaching, Self-Care
I'm preparing to launch a new nonprofit organization in Austin this week focused on supporting parents of teens; the underlying premise: community is medicine. I have many motivations for starting this initiative, but ultimately I have…