What is Home? Home changes throughout our lives. The definition of home. The location of home. The meaning of home. The people who make a place home. The value we place on home. Even the recognition that some never felt they had a place to call home. In the midst of this holiday season, many … Read more
The Holidays As Thanksgiving is upon us and as Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Day approach, we are all engaged in various traditions…or lack thereof. Many of us find ourselves missing the holidays of our past when our families were intact. Others long for an imagined future that is better than now. And some of … Read more
Loneliness and Isolation One of the therapy and life topics that comes up a lot for people (clients, friends, family and colleagues) this time of year is loneliness and isolation. For many people their loneliness did not start at the holidays…instead, it becomes more highlighted this time of year. I have a few thoughts on … Read more
The Holiday Season It’s almost a clichéd topic…but still it is vital and relevant. The “holiday” season brings many people to peaks of happiness and others to the depths of depressed mood and hurried anxiety. When we consider that “change” (both desired and undesired) increases stress, it makes sense that the holidays would induce many … Read more
