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For today’s Mindful Mondays post, I would like to share with you a quote from Sharon Salzberg, esteemed meditation and mindfulness...

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

This post first appeared on Huffington Post on February 26, 2015. Last week, I traveled to India with my husband and two young children....

Mondays can be difficult for all of us.  Let’s do what we can to make it feel a little better.  Every Monday, my intention is to post an...

My brain knows that gratitude is important. I know when I am in a state of gratitude–aware of my blessings, small and big, I feel happier...

This post appeared on Huffington Post on February 3, 2015 An Open Letter to my Children on my Son’s Seventh Birthday Dear Son, Today is...

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...

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

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

This post appeared on the OC MOM Magazine website on January 8, 2015 and on the Huffington Post on January 13, 2015 Can we actually teach...

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...

This post appeared on the Mindful Healing blog on January 2, 2015 As a psychiatrist, I have the honor of being with people through the...

I often wonder about how we can best nurture our children. What will our children remember most about their childhoods? Will it be the...

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...

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