Happiness Starts Inside

Aug 30, 2023 | Anxiety, Blog, Happiness

“I was so happy when I was younger.” Who do you think said that to me recently?  An elderly friend? A person facing a 40th birthday and pondering mid-life?  Nope. It was a 13-year-old and my heart nearly broke. The world is her oyster, even if...

An Idea as the New School Year Approaches

Jul 30, 2022 | Blog

Let me share some adjectives and comments I get from clients and their parents. Perfectionist.  Type A.  Anxiety.  Stressed.  Effortless.  Must good at everything.  I can’t get anything less than an A.  I have to be thin.  I have to be pretty.  If I could change one...

The Voices in Our Heads

Nov 5, 2021 | Anxiety, Blog, Confidence, Resilience, Teen Culture

Is there anyone out there who says mean things to themselves in their heads?  Be honest!  We all have some kind of running dialogue in our heads (our thoughts) and sometimes we take it to a negative place, saying super ugly things to...

Girl Power? Not Until We Change A Few Things

Sep 8, 2021 | Blog, Teen Culture

This past Sunday I had an interesting conversation with my friend Jill, who runs a successful choral program in a public school. We were discussing the new school year, the current challenges of the pandemic, and the effect that remote learning had on the kids,...