Blog Archive

Loving Ourselves First

How do we earn our own love? This has been on my mind lately, as it seems to be a recurring theme within my patients. And yet if we look...

My Guest Post Over On "Having Time"

Hello readers, I am honored to be featured on the British blog, Having Time! This article marks the first time I was invited to write a...

From Goals to Intentions: A Radical Shift

This essay first appeared on Huffington Post on March 5, 2015 My patient, Anne, lowered her voice down to a conspiratorial whisper: “You...

Beyond Busyness

This post appeared on the Huffington Post on January 27, 2015 I am writing this post at 2:46 in the morning on a late Sunday night/very...

Running in the Rain

This post appeared on the Huffington Post on January 20, 2015 This past Sunday was a rainy day, unusual for sunny Southern California. I...

The Secret To Meditating When You Think You Can’t

This post appeared on MindBodyGreen on January 9, 2015 In an ideal world, I would meditate first thing in the morning when I rise,...

Rethinking Resolutions

This post appeared on the Tiny Buddha Blog on January 6, 2015 One Powerful Intention for the Year Ahead “When we are mindful, deeply in...

My Teachers

I am continually reminded that my greatest teachers don’t arrive in the forms I expect. I am blessed to be a psychiatrist. I believe that...

The Spirit of Change

We often want to change habits or patterns in our lives that are not serving us well–eat healthier, exercise more, stop smoking, manage...