Feeling Stuck

Feeling Stuck

Feeling stuck in life is close to universal, and it is unusually good at convincing you it is permanent. Whether it shows up in your relationships, your career, or a general sense that the years are passing without much changing, the trapped feeling can be genuinely...
It’s an Odd World Right Now

It’s an Odd World Right Now

Coping with uncertainty has become a daily skill lately. Are you feeling the oddness in the air as much as I am? It is hard to put a finger on, but the world seems to be changing at a pace that is difficult to absorb. Politics, human rights, the climate, the economy,...
What to Talk About in Therapy

What to Talk About in Therapy

Working out what to talk about in therapy is a more common problem than people admit. When a few weeks pass between sessions it gets hard to remember where you left off, and things that felt urgent at the time quietly drop away. Sometimes the opposite happens. Nothing...
Anxiety and Depression in Teenage Girls

Anxiety and Depression in Teenage Girls

Anxiety and depression in teenage girls rarely announce themselves. Middle school and high school are a stretch where everything feels new — living in a changing body, feeling things they have never felt before, working out who they are, finding new friends. Some...
Marriage Maintenance

Marriage Maintenance

We service the car before it breaks down. We go to the dentist without waiting for a toothache. Marriage maintenance is the same idea applied to the relationship most of the rest of life depends on — and almost nobody does it. Roughly half of marriages end in divorce....