Meredith
Meredith is a transplant to the Bay Area and has fallen in love with the weather, gorgeous scenery, and plethora of local wineries. A wife and mother of two, she works part-time as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She hails from Texas, where she attended the University of Texas and will always bleed orange. She then moved to Washington DC to attend Georgetown's School of Medicine, where she fell in love with her future husband, a fellow student, and has been happily married for almost a decade. She and her husband lived in Cincinnati, Ohio for several years for their medical training and found it the perfect place to start a family. She relocated to the Bay Area a few years ago and has quickly adapted to West Coast living. Meredith enjoys the balance of part-time working and full-time parenting and loves to write about this ongoing struggle. In her persistent drive to find more "me time", she actively pursues her interests in reading, running, soccer, baking, and wine tasting.
Does My Child Have ADHD? {Insights from a Child Psychiatrist}
In this series, we will have informal conversations with our resident child psychiatrist, Meredith, covering common questions many parents have about mental health.
One of the most common questions I’m asked by parents in...
8 Fool Proof Ways to Fight Your Phone Addiction
I write about the use of screens a lot because I’m a mom and a psychiatrist, and I witness every day how tricky this world of technology is for us to navigate. I am...
Trading in My FOMO to Find My Inner JOMO
I don’t know about you, but I suffered from the Fear of Missing Out before it was the acronym FOMO. I would have been a mess as a teen if I had access to...
Parents: Your Kids’ Happiness Doesn’t Matter as Much as Their Resilience
In my career as a child psychiatrist, I’m seeing more and more teens and young adults who are completely and totally lacking resilience. I don’t say this to be mean or judgmental, I honestly...
How to Quiet Your Inner Grinch This Holiday Season
Did you guys know that the Grinch doesn’t live in Whoville? He actually resides deep down inside each one of us, and he rears his mean, grumpy head whenever he is triggered by holiday...
What To Do When Your Child Outgrows the Sleep Pass
Have you heard of the expression, "What goes around comes around?" Nothing more accurately illustrates that sentiment than my kids’ sleeping habits. I was a horrific sleeper myself as a young child, frequently requiring...
This One Change Made Me A Better Mom
We all struggle with the day-to-day trials of being a mom. While I try not to be too hard on myself or compare myself to other moms, I also seek out ways to improve...
How To Make FaceTime More Enjoyable for Everyone
FaceTime might be one of the coolest things ever invented. It’s a great way to stay in touch with family and friends, and for anyone whose family lives far away, it gives them a...
The Surprising Things I’m Grateful For In My 30s
I remember back in my 20s I would read articles in Vogue and Cosmo written by women in their 30s, talking about how much better their lives were and how much confidence they had....
5 Phrases to Try With Your Toddler Instead of “Can I Help?”
My kids have always been very independent, proud to show how they can do things “all by myself.” Or as my daughter used to say, “All my byself.” While I love supporting their independence,...
