If you judge people you have no time to love them. -Mother Teresa The topics of criticism and judgment come up all the time in motherhood, and often start in our early postpartum experiences. This might show up as other people judging how you mother your child/ren (external influences) or this might show up as […]

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. -Barbara Bush As a trained marriage and family therapist, I have a lot of education on healthy families and insight into how to help make family systems healthier if they are struggling. Making these changes within families become a reality can be […]

Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life. -Shannon L. Alder As with most people in therapy field, I feel like everyone can benefit from therapy. I’m also a big proponent of therapists leading by example and […]

Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. -Mary Sarton Do you sometimes feel like you’re on an island by yourself? Like no one really understands you or your motherhood woes? Motherhood can feel very lonely and isolating at times. Know that you’re not actually on an island all alone, as […]