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I really struggled to write this article.  In part because the issue is so massive and in part because as a white woman, I do not want to present myself as an authority on “what to do” or to come across as patronizing. Or to make anyone feel shamed or guilted if they disagree with… Continue reading How to Help Fight Racial Injustice

We’ve been asked to make many significant sacrifices to protect ourselves and others from coronavirus. One of the greatest has been giving up our interactions and ability to socialize with each other in person on a daily or at least regular basis. I’m deeply concerned about the short- and long-term impacts of this isolation on… Continue reading COVID-19: The Risks of Loneliness and Isolation

We are all reeling from a week in which our world changed dramatically and so rapidly that we are struggling to keep up and to understand what it all means and how we should respond. This situation demands that we attend more than ever to our mental health and well-being. I offer the following in… Continue reading Staying Healthy in a COVID-19 World: Getting Through Times of Fear and Uncertainty

Many of us make “New Year’s Resolutions” each year yet few of us successfully keep them.  It is estimated that 92% of those who make resolutions actually keep them. If so many of us fail, why do we persist each year? Resolutions are such a tempting idea because they allow us to overindulge in food… Continue reading Start a New Year’s Resolution Revolution: Creating a Healthy Mindset

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” Carl Rogers How many times have you told yourself you shouldn’t? You shouldn’t have done that, eaten that, be feeling that, or have been that. This is “shoulding” on yourself, a term first coined by Albert Ellis. You… Continue reading The Power of Acceptance or Why I Gave Up Shoulding On Myself