Archive for September, 2011
Cause – Adolescents in Transition: The Magic Question
In my years of experience being an adolescent and then working with them, I have found transitions to be the most important moment when adolescents need to practice the survival skill of independence and the moment when they are most in need of guidance. This poses a bit of a dilemma, as the desire for [...]
Parenting – Transition Days
I’ve been up since 4 am. It’s 6. The boys are here. It’s a new year. Time to wake them for school. Wait. Rewind. The mother of my children and I are not a “couple.” It’s been almost 2 years since we parted and I moved out to find a place f or myself. Our [...]
Education – Back To School
“Children are going back to school earlier and earlier each year!” This sentiment is echoed by many teachers over the summer and reminds me that I must start thinking about curriculum, schedules, daily lesson plans and applying a new strategy. After looking over my data from the previous year, I notice a relative weakness in [...]
Arts – Mommy Comes Back
Ask anyone you come across to tell you what they are scared of and you will get roughly the same answers. A childhood friend of mine was terrified of roller coasters. My mother simply cannot deal with centipedes. Even my cat runs for cover from thunderstorms. Once you pick through the tangible fears–the creepiness of [...]
Nutrition – It’s All About the Practices
Celia came to me to lose weight. She had tried everything and was convinced that she would have to deprive herself of the foods and things she loved in order to reach her goal in time for a big event. She was at point A, overweight and unhappy, and she wanted to get to point [...]
Psychology – Lessons from a Hermit Crab
I have found the biggest challenge in therapy is helping a client embrace change. Doing so in a hospital setting is even more difficult as it is a setting of perpetual transition–arriving at the hospital, adjusting to the new climate, facing the demons that brought you there, learning new behaviors, leaving and having to face [...]
Compass – The Empowered Transition Equation
Even the most positive transitions involve loss. Yes, every transition involves losing something. Often times the gains in the transition by far out-weigh the losses; however, even in these instances, one must recognize and process the loss caused by the transition. This is not such a big deal when considering a small transition, such as [...]
