As a Mental Health professional in the Bay Area, I see children and teens with a wide array of issues, however one disturbing trend is how malicious kids are to each other. Every week, I meet with school age...
Secret-cation. Are you taking one this year? Have you taken one? I came across the idea in a New York Times article that talked about how people were taking vacations in secret. They didn’t want to be scrutinized or...
Alone time is underrated.
Date nights are tough. They require as much planning as vacations. Staying up late on any night for adult time doesn't always work out either, because one of us knocks out first (usually me) or has...
Summer is around the corner—and if you're a working parent like me, you're probably already feeling the pressure. School's out, camps are expensive (and somehow already full), and your calendar is filling up with everything except time for yourself.
Balancing work and...
We say it all the time, and we hear it all the time: “Don’t judge other moms. Everyone is doing the best that they can.” Yes, they are, but it’s also human nature to make judgments. We form opinions...
When I was only forty and on vacation in Spain with my husband and young daughter, I received a telegram from my brother. Upon calling him, I learned that our mother had died very suddenly that morning. I was...
You thought it was perfect. You thought they were perfect. The evening sparked, the conversation sizzled, someone suggested a weekend away. And then you met their kids.
Alternatively, you’ve been friends for ages. It’s been one of the most effortless...
Call me old-fashioned, but I never heard of Galentine’s Day until this year. On Galentine’s Day, which falls on February 13, we celebrate our female friendship. I didn’t even know it was a thing. And you know what, I...
Lately there has been some immature Mama Drama happening among my group of mama friends. Sadly, it all started on a social media parenting app, and it got me thinking a lot about how to handle things such as...
As the old saying goes, "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage." But sometimes the baby comes before the wedding, and when that happens, wedding dress shopping becomes extra challenging. Moms don't have...
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