FOCUS: A Tool for Prioritizing Academic To-Dos
I do my best to not have an agenda for what your academic life should look like. I am not here to add pressure or expectations. Instead, I care about…
How Prioritizing Relationship Over Task Creates Ease
Relationship > Task. This is a phrase I have written on my white board near my desk. It’s one I’ve brought into my work with clients— young people and parents. It’s one I return to often in my own processing. Major thanks to my therapist for introducing this language and co-creating a container for me to explore and embody this concept.
5 Tips for Dealing with Too Much Alone Time
Parents are worried that their teens are spending too much time in their rooms with the door shut, often on screens, and teens are doing their best to figure out how to stay connected and engaged during these strange times.
Best friends in summer, teen boys and girls in Los Angeles
An Honest Look at the Transitional Young Adult Years
Many young adults I’ve worked with have described this time as a sort of in-between or limbo experience. I can relate to that when I think back to my late teens and early 20s.
7 Ways to Get Stuff Done When It Feels Hard
Sometimes stuff just feels hard. And in this space of challenge, you may want or need to get the damn thing done.
Girl wearing a mask sitting on her porch during the coronavirus lockdown.
A COVID Grief Check-In: What We are Grieving + How We are Processing
Alright, so we are 17 months into this pandemic (but who's counting?!), and I am personally experiencing some new, yet familiar, waves of grief and fear. As I talk to friends, colleagues, and clients, I am hearing that I am not alone in this.
Young woman using a smartphone in a subway
How to Shift All or Nothing Thinking Into Compassionate Accountability
Sometimes our brains take us into the realm of extremes, the place of all or nothing thinking. This way of thinking is often quite harsh and not compassionate. These are…
Treating Yourself Like a Friend: How to Practice Self-Compassion
You are probably already doing some things that show self-compassion. The key is to be mindful and aware of how and what you’re telling yourself when you’re going through a hard time.
Practicing Self-Love on Valentine’s Day and Every Day
This is an invitation to notice the thoughts you are choosing today and every day. Do your best to observe the thoughts gently, kindly.
12 Ways to Practice Gratitude Year Round
When you hear the word gratitude, what thoughts/feelings/beliefs come to mind? When you hear the word appreciation, what thoughts/feelings/beliefs come to mind?
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