This article was originally written in 2008! Not much has changed… Last tuesday I had an epiphany. For some reason, I woke up that morning with a vague sense of anxiety. It emanated from my slumber like the stench of a long forgotten piece of cheese left in an old shoe by a two year old.
Question: I was married for 8 years and have a 9 yr old daughter with my ex. We have been married and divorced twice. Our last divorce was over two years ago. We have had zero contact in the last two years until lately. We use his parents as our go between with exchanging our
Question: Hi Tamar – I read your post about Depleted Mother’s Syndrome and want to know if it can affect mothers of older children? I have two tweens and many of the symptoms resonated with me. Thanks! Answer: Hi, I’m so glad you asked this question because so many women think that being depleted is
When you are seven, summer time is about learning important life lessons. How hot does the ground need to be before it burns your feet? How long can you hold your breath under water? Which rock is the loose one? Which plant is the prickly one? And which bully should you just walk away from?
I was at the water park a couple of weeks ago, watching my son organize the troops for a water-gun fight. My two year old squealed in joy as she ran in and out of the spray, and I had a rare, and brief moment of solitude on a nearby bench. I took a long
I know you’ve been there…browsing through your Facebook Feed, staring at everyone else’s picture-perfect life, and feeling more and more like a discarded booger stuck to the bedroom wall of a 7 year-old boy (umm…let’s move on). What about this one: You’re having a shower, and the funniest anecdote enters your mind. You can barely
Eight years ago when my son was born, Online Forums were the big thing. For the most part, I just hung around – too shy to contribute, and expose my inadequacy as a parent. But every so often when I could think of no other way to stay sane during those early years of motherhood,
One of the common attributes of clients that come to therapy is their desire for change – relationships, work, mood, life satisfaction… They can imagine a different reality, and they want it for themselves. Desire can be a wonderful thing that propels us to be better, happier, kinder, more balanced, and more successful in our
My first child was conceived, as they say ‘by accident’ though I like to think of it more as a surprise. We were blessed beyond imagination – a perfect addition to our team. Then we decided to try again (even though we didn’t technically try the first time). The first month of trying, I ‘knew’
Meh, Blah, Ugh. No, I’m not having a seizure, I’m just feeling kind of flat today. Does that ever happen to you? When there’s nothing in particular that’s going wrong, and you’re not really feeling sad or unhappy, or anything for that matter. Just a horizontal line across the page, or a flat line on a heart
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