Most of us have heard the expression “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” at some point, right? But why […]

Remember to Cry
Amid the pandemic, some of us may not have as many close, personal interactions with other people as we did […]

Learning the Sum of Your Parts
So I was listening to ‘Dreamlover’ by Mariah Carey, and she sang, “Just want someone to belong to, every day […]
Better Manners of Getting Things Done
Today I found myself in line at a big hardware store to return something that had arrived broken. Not the […]
You Deserve Better
Six months ago, and a year ago, things may have seemed simpler for a lot of us, for so many […]
We all need some little victories
Five months of quarantine, working at home or not working at all, and we have had good and bad days. […]
Playing not to lose
The best possible case for “playing” life as a defensive game is holding your position. But you can only advance […]

Recognizing and overcoming guilt and shame
I have heard a lot in my life about guilt and about shame. These two negative emotions have very different […]