2 minVulnerability ItselfThis week I had set out to write a post about vulnerability. But I realized that it was difficult to write about vulnerability…almost as...
4 minWide Open SpacesThe other day, a well meaning individual said to me, “I don’t know how you do it all. I know you are really busy. Why don’t you let me...
4 minBeginning AgainAs I look through my blog, I realize that I have written a lot recently about self care. Why it is important, how and why we should do...
4 minGreen Juice and DoughnutsThis past Friday, I had a lovely morning. It had been a hectic week prior, between work, adjusting to the start of school, and other...
4 minAll That MattersI was driving my kids to school this morning, when I started to feel that familiar feeling creep in around 7:50 am. That inner...
3 minTurning TenDear Lakshmi, Today, you turn ten years old. You are turning a corner, a decade of life, moving into the double digits. I can’t believe...
3 minKnowing PainHello pain. It’s me, Monisha. I know. When we think of pain, we think of a difficult thought, situation, feeling, reaction, physical...
3 minExpanding TimeMy patient sat quietly, his hands resting in his lap, gazing out the window. Therapy. We had already covered the major areas of life,...
3 minA Moment of GratitudeI have been working hard at gratitude lately. I know that sounds kind of strange to say. I always imagined that being thankful would...
3 minNew Year’s Resolution Part 2In last week’s post, I shared my intention to bring a little more laughter into my life. It is amazing how something so simple, can...
3 minMy New Year’s ResolutionAs I write this, the clock reads 11:37 pm, and it is Friday night. I am sitting in my darkened bedroom, typing as quietly as possible...
3 minHow To StartAn astute reader read my post last week, and wrote to me, “Thank you for sharing the ‘why” of your mindfulness practice…but do you mind...
4 minComing Full CircleAbout a month ago, I facilitated a mindfulness session for a group of about fifteen people. It was a group of engaged, young...
3 minWho Am I Without My Labels?I am so happy to be back after my month long vacation from blogging. This was the first time I had missed a week since starting my blog,...
3 minSummer VacationI think this is one of the more difficult posts I have written over the last couple of years. So I will just put it out there now, to...
4 minThe Path to WorthinessA few weeks ago, I wrote a post about how we are all worthy, independent of what we do, earn, look like, or accomplish. I have been...
3 minWhat Mindfulness Isn’tIt is hard to define exactly what mindfulness is…the more I start to delve more deeply into an understanding of what role mindfulness...
3 minThe Three Words Every Child Should HearI have been hearing whispers of the same emotion all around me these days. A dear, dear friend, going through a terrible break up,...
3 minCreating Safe SpacesRecently I have been exploring the world of online writing groups. My current group is run by a beautiful writer and coach, and consists...
3 minStarting OverAs a psychiatrist, I spend a great deal of time with my patients examining the past. We reflect on our histories in order to better...