Category Archives: Addictions
Resilience can be learned, cultivated, and practiced.
There’s a line is a song by Pink: “We’re not broken just bent” that always strikes a resonant chord deep within me. The song is all about a couple who is going through rough times and the perspective of the … Continue reading
Social Media’s affect on self perception
The idea of having a quick and relatively easy way to both find and reconnect with friends and colleagues sounds harmless. And for some, perhaps it is. However, here’s my experience that I later started to observe in my clients, … Continue reading
The Body as an Emotional Barometer
How often have I heard a new client say to me something like, “I don’t know. All of the sudden I felt this wave of panic and my heart started racing, I felt dizzy, and I felt like I was … Continue reading
Personal Growth is Not a Linear Process.
My experience, both personally and professionally, has shown me that it is a “combing through” of tangles in our lives that leads to lasting change. We often desire an easier and less painful process, but when we are really in … Continue reading
Alarming Trend: Prescription pills in our schools
In recent months, I have become increasingly alarmed and truly pained by the rising incidence of prescription pill use in middle schools and high schools all over Los Angeles. It seems to be particularly rampant in many of the private … Continue reading