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The Truth About The Mid Life Crisis (and how to not screw it up)

As we near the age of 40 and take stock of our lives, many of us find ourselves feeling antsy, like we’re not quite fitting in our own skin. The fact is, we never fit in our skin but now we are finally ready to notice it. In my work as a psychotherapist, I guide […]

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When Being Left Out Hurts – healing ourselves through our kids

For many parents, supporting their child through hurt, while still holding on to their OWN hurt from childhood is challenging. The pain of being left out, or socially excluded is one that many of us (including myself) find difficult to maneuver. Quite often the pain that WE feel when witnessing our child be excluded is

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Why Do I Freak-Out at My Kids (and how can I stop)?

Question Hi, I constantly find myself over-reacting when my kids do annoying things that I KNOW are just ‘normal kid stuff’. Like the other day, my 4-year old daughter spread toothpaste all over the counter while brushing her teeth. I KNOW it wasn’t on purpose, I KNOW she is just 4 and that’s what 4

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Need Advice: Should I Break Up With My Cheating Boyfriend?

Question: Hey Tamar, My boyfriend and I have been dating for about 2 yrs. We met in High School, and started our relationship a week before school ended. He kept trying to be in a relatioship with me but I wanted to wait because I havent really been in a relationship. A few months after we

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Arguing With Your Partner? Blame It On This

There is one important difference between the genders that can easily be blamed for most arguments: Your Hormones. Oxytocin, or as it’s often called ‘the love chemical’, or ‘the cuddle hormone’ is central in keeping a woman’s body, and mind balanced. Women release this hormone by giving care, and nurturance to others. Once spent, women (hopefully) replenish it by

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Create More Support in Life with The Reveal, Release, Recover tool

I used to be a Depleted Mom. It wasn’t like I couldn’t get out of bed. In fact, I was very highly functioning , taking care of everything, and everyone around me. But I was so grumpy, angry, and stressed-out that I resorted to constantly complaining, blaming, and focusing on the negative. The truth is, I

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The Three Most Important Questions In Every Relationship (and how to get to a Yes)

Did you know that intimate relationships are based on the exact same principles as parent-child relationships? It’s true. There are three main things we require from our parents (as children, and often even as adults) in order to feel safe, and secure. We need our parents to be present, trustworthy, and responsive to our needs. We

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How I Beat Depleted Mother Syndrome (DMS), and Found Myself

When my son, Dylan was born I was so unprepared for what was to come with a newborn, every day was a challenge. We were not expecting to get pregnant. We had just returned from 6 months backpacking in India, and had many exciting plans for the near future, none of which involved dealing with

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The Single, Most Important Thing A Mother Can Do For Her Family (a DMS success story)

A month ago, a client walked into my office for her scheduled session, and said that she was done with Therapy. As soon as she walked in the door, I noticed something different about her – she looked lighter somehow. Happier. Apparently, after our last session, she decided to give herself some quality self-time before returning home.

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