by Kelly Richardson | Nov 10, 2026 | Parenting, Relationships, Teenagers
I’ve been a psychotherapist long enough to watch technology change the way our kids grow up. First MySpace and Facebook. Then smartphones, Instagram, and TikTok. Somewhere along the way, the internet stopped being something our kids logged onto. It became something...
by Kelly Richardson | Nov 3, 2026 | Just Doing Life, Relationships
Turns out there’s a name for people in their 50s: the youngest of the old people. I didn’t choose it, but I’m starting to think it fits. We’re the scouts of aging, sent ahead to report back. And here’s what we’ve found so far....
by Kelly Richardson | Oct 27, 2026 | Just Doing Life, Parenting, Relationships
This weekend, I watched one of my daughter’s friends get married. Before the ceremony, the girls gathered at my house for cocktails, and the sound of their voices and laughter filled the rooms again. For a little while, it sounded like the old days. In April and...
by Kelly Richardson | Oct 20, 2026 | Book Buzz, Just Doing Life, Relationships
I closed the last page of Theo of Golden by Allen Levi and immediately thought of my dad. I won’t give away the story, but I’ll tell you what stayed with me. Theo is an older gentleman who arrives in a small town and quietly begins changing people’s lives. He asks...
by Kelly Richardson | Oct 13, 2026 | Just Doing Life, Parenting, Relationships, Self Care
You’re Not a Faux Adult A client in her 20s recently used a phrase that stopped me: “I feel like a faux adult.” “Like a faux fur jacket or faux leather pants?” I asked. “Yes!” she laughed. “Exactly.” I knew just...
