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As a student of meditation, I realize I find tremendous strength in stillness.  In silence, I find the ability to surrender to the...

I don’t know about you, but I often feel overwhelmed by the state of affairs these days.  I feel overwhelmed by the dishes that are...

This month, I was fortunate to serve as guest parenting editor of City Life Magazine, a lifestyle magazine that is distributed throughout...

This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco.  This conference brings together thought...

As I write this, I notice how physically and emotionally drained I feel.  I stared at the blank screen on my computer for a good twenty...

How does one move forward? This is a question I face with nearly every patient I encounter in my office.  My patient who has been off of...

This morning, I went for a run with my nine year old daughter.  In Pismo Beach for the weekend, we ran along a beautiful ocean front...

There is something about a new year ahead that makes me pause and think about time.  The time that has passed, the time that is yet to...

Every morning, right after my meditation, I try to sit down and write a few “morning pages”…these are usually about three pages written...

Why do I write?  This is a question that has been asked of me multiple times…and one that I have only recently begun to ask myself.  This...

I am so proud to feature my first guest post on the blog today.  This is a beautiful and poignant essay written by Ms. Deena Baxter, the...

As I sit and type these words, my home feels quiet.  My daughter and husband have stepped out on an errand, my son is napping in my...

As I write this, I am sitting at a lovely restaurant on the beach, waiting for a friend to join me for breakfast.  Such profound...

My patient shifted around on the couch, frustrated and upset.  She was speaking of a conversation she had recently shared with her...

I have had several recent patient encounters, where patients have been expressing frustration to me. “I should have gotten this down by...

As I approach the one year anniversary of blogging (next week will be my 52nd weekly post), I marvel at how blogging has changed my life....

For those of you who regularly follow my blog, I apologize for my absence last week.  I had some last minute technical difficulties that...

This week, my daughter will turn nine years old.  Gretchen Rubin, the author of “The Happiness Project,” summarized it nicely:  “The days...

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, life gets very full.  We find ourselves overbooked, overscheduled, overcommitted, and with...

The other night, I woke up in a state of panic around 3:30 am.  A cloud of parental anxiety was swirling furiously in my head.  Self...