Self Care
The Conversation You Keep Avoiding
Not long ago, I caught myself avoiding a conversation I knew I needed to have. You know the kind. The one that sits in the back of your mind, quietly tapping you on the shoulder. The conversation you mentally rehearse over and over but never quite begin. So I stayed...
I Wish She Knew
This is high school me. 40 short years ago. Unsure about what was next. Scared to grow up and uncertain if I was enough. Sad for that chapter to end. Not sure if I was ready to leave my parents. I wish she knew not to worry because the life she builds is a good one....
Owning Your Side of the Counter
I snapped at my husband the other day about not cleaning something up in our bedroom. I call him “Pile Man” because he leaves little piles everywhere. Shoes. Clothes. Papers. Piles. He immediately clapped back about my side of the bathroom counter—the side he never...
How To Tip-Toe In To 2026
If you’re like me, New Year’s resolutions are a no-go. They feel performative, joyless, and doomed by February. They often fail because they center around all or nothing thinking. Big, sweeping changes. Total life overhauls. And most of us are already tired. So...
A Peace Plan for the Holidays
The holidays are magical. And by magical, I mean a seasonal circus that can leave us feeling half-Grinch, half-George Bailey. As moms we exhaust ourselves trying to create memories our families will cherish forever, while simultaneously trying not to lose our minds....
Hangxiety Happens: A Therapist’s Guide to Understanding It
I heard a new term recently from a very hip Gen Z. HANGXIETY. Of course they came up with a word that’s both clever and painfully accurate. Hangxiety is the combo of hangover and anxiety. It’s the mental and physical disruption that hits when the alcohol wears off and...
Love In Motion
The older I get, and the more I watch my kids navigate their own friendships, the more I realize how smart their generation is. They see things we sometimes forget. Recently, while at dinner for Family Weekend, one of my daughter’s besties said something that stopped...
Where Is Our Humanity?
Lately it feels as if every day brings another disturbing headline. I find myself concerned, worried, baffled — and, most of all, deeply sad. We are no longer who we used to be. Just last week, I spoke on the news about the violent images our young people are exposed...
Bleacher Sisters
We met under stadium night lights, often sitting on cold metal bleachers and wearing team colors. We shared rides, warm blankets, and pregame nerves. We shared tears when the scoreboard didn’t go our way, and when it did, we cheered like it was the Super Bowl—because...
Proud to Say I’ve Had Multiple Marriages
I’m coming clean: I’ve had multiple marriages. When I first met my husband, we were young—naive about love but passionate about our future. Life was full of hope, and everything felt possible. Our relationship was easy because life was simple. Then came the mortgage,...
