Parenting in the Dark Zone: Part II
If you took a snapshot of the scene we would most often find between you and your teen, what would it be? Would you be yelling at each other? …
Parenting in the Dark Zone: Part 1
What Does Baseball Have to Do With Parenting? It’s a 60-foot journey from the pitcher’s mound to home plate. Once the ball is released from the pitcher’s hand, a batter …
The Courage To Be
I’m taking an unanticipated few weeks off from writing. I have some speaking engagements coming up that will require my full attention. It dawned on me today that in order …
A Brief and Almost Encounter
Act I: The Almost Encounter I almost met Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once. Picture O’Hare airport’s gift shop, filled with trinkets that resemble every other tourist trap except with “Chicago” branded …
Couch to Table
How do we bridge the gap between the therapist’s couch and the client’s kitchen table? The farm to table movement is quickly becoming a cultural staple. It’s the …
11:59 PM
I burned my pizza to the stubborn consistency of a hockey puck the other night. I was so absorbed in an essay on writing (or, rather, absorbed in emerging self-exploration …
A Benediction
This is my last post of the year. Over the next few weeks, I hope to spend the moments that are typically carved out for writing, reflecting on good endings …
Halley’s Cup
Let me tell you about this beautiful confluence of events that occurred a few weeks ago. It was my own Halley’s Comet that burst into my morning routine with shameless …
The Descent
Thanksgiving is over and many of us are done picking at the leftovers of turkey, stuffing, and gratitude. After a month of giving thanks, have you lost sight of what …
The Official Guide: How To Lose Your Cool Over the Holidays
“Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?” –Clark Griswold, National Lampoon’s Christmas …