The Ant and the Flower
Aspiring gardeners everywhere converge on flower shops during Memorial Day weekend to populate yard and house with perennials, bushes, and baskets. This tradition always reminds me of a lesson …
Beyond the Cave
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your front door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept …
Chicken Little’s Cave
A few months ago, I shared a talk on how anxiety robs us of our freedom. Remember Chicken Little? That’s where this story begins. Chicken Little is the one who …
When Attachment Hurts
I recently wrote an article for an adoption blog on attachment issues. While this article was meant for those who have children with complex trauma backgrounds, the theory of attachment …
The New Mentor?
As I was skimming articles the other day I came across this headline from Harvard Business Review: “Find a Micro-Mentor for Your Next Short-Term Project” I felt immediately deflated. It …
Pixelated People
I’ve been walking the streets of the Capital over the past few days, enjoying a mini holiday. I’ve also been discovering this urban wonderland afresh through a 50 millimeter lens. …
“If I just…”
I’m often surprised by how brilliantly The Onion delivers the one-two punch with humor to soften defenses and reality as the immediate and unwelcome follow up. I read this post the …
How We Remember
If you were told to plan the ideal vacation with the caveat that you wouldn’t remember it afterwards, what would you plan? This question was posed by behavioral economist and …
On the Road with Jack Kerouac
Wednesday marked Jack Kerouac’s birthday. The prolific American novelist would have been 92 this week. An astute observer pointed out to me that this storytelling image, featured multiple places on …
Parenting in the Dark Zone: Part III
After laying the groundwork for limits with teens, we invariably land on this question: How do parents find a good approach to boundaries that honor both dependence and independence, …