At the end of one of my sessions last week a client asked how I was doing. “This isn’t really something they prepared you for in grad school.” No, no they didn’t. None of us are prepared for this. We are not prepared for this pervasive fear for our health and the health of those […]
I was a highly anxious new mother. I had a three-ring binder where I kept notes on the pregnancy and parenting books that I read and research on the top recommended baby products. It was color coded and cross-referenced. Once my son was born, I had another notebook in which I meticulously recorded feeding times, […]
On Monday my husband took down our Christmas trees and garlands. He graciously did it while I was gone, so that I wouldn’t have to do it and wouldn’t have to watch him do it. Taking down the Christmas decorations makes me ridiculously sad. It signifies the end of the holidays and the beginning of […]
This weekend I worked on the Biannual Changing-of-the-clothes. Twice a year I go through all of my family’s clothing. I donate some, see what fits and what doesn’t, pack up the clothes that are out of season, and pull down the clothes that are in season. On top of the changing season, my kids seem […]
I had two back-to-back cancellations this morning, which rarely happens. I decided to use my office hours to tackle a giant To Do list of billing and paperwork and emails that have been glaring at me for the last few weeks. This list has been niggling at the back of my mind, and even though […]