(As currently featured in Psychology Today) Are you excited about Thanksgiving? Are you looking forward to getting together with your...

(Part 4 in the series Choosing More Surgery) I have always loved “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” I identify with Dorothy in The Wizard of...

(This is Part 3 in the series "Choosing More Surgery." See here for Part 1 and here for Part 2) “How are you doing today?” asked my...

(For Part I of this series, click here) “You need to make friends with it,” advised my surgeon. She smiled at me, her long straight...

When I trained to be a marriage therapist, I learned that “you’re never too old to have a happy childhood.” My teacher, the brilliant...

“Your test results were negative.” This call was welcome news from my doctor, but also surprising. I had seen Dr. Jones (not his real...

by Marc Kaye I asked myself, “Self, are you resilient?" I heard a voice. He sounded a bit like Kevin Hart. He said, "Hell, ya! You raised...

“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of these things and...

It has been a year since COVID stopped us in our tracks...a year of loss, isolation and death... a terrible year. And yet. It has also...

A year ago, I sat eating lunch with my new friend, Betsy. We met when our kids performed in high school theater together. We both...

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When I was 16, my best friend Susan threw her first New Year’s party. We were part of an expressive group of music/theater kids. Each of...

What is success? What is enough? Generally, I am a cheerful soul, content with my life. My daughters love me, my husband loves me, my...

As we enter the holiday season, worry hangs in the air. There is the obvious anxiety about our health and the health of our loved ones....

Because I am a psychologist, I get a unique peek into the political divide. Here is what I have learned: everyone is scared.

Eight weeks ago, my book Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience From a Burn Survivor was released. Since then, I have been sprinting and...

“I heard some other girls talking about her. They said, ‘Why does she wear short sleeve shirts when she is scarred like that? I felt bad."

Life had a calm empty-nest rhythm. Then, this spring, everything changed. We had not planned to shelter together with our grown children....

In week seven of quarantine, how are you managing your time? Are you contemplating new projects around your home? Catching up with old...

Time and time again, the villain winds up being burned. Doug and I grin at each other and hoot, “Just another maladjusted burn victim!"