D-I-V-O-R-C-E

Tammy Wynette had it right all those years ago, when she sang of the deep heartbreak, loss and sense of failure that can accompany divorce. Over the last several decades, researchers have studied marital divorce and it’s impact on spouses and their children. To...

Giving Up the Paper Chase

Report cards arrived in the mail today. And while my son’s final grades were acceptable according to our family’s standards, I couldn’t avoid focusing on the “D” and “F” he received on two final exams. Those letters seemed to...

Resisting Resignation

I was shocked and saddened by my reaction to news of yet another school shooting. Before outrage, grief or compassion for those who lost their lives or someone they loved, I felt a moment of hopeless, powerless RESIGNATION. When did I become anything less than...

Love Thyself as Thy Neighbor

“I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.” Our practice manager posted this quote from Maya Angelou in our lobby,...