As we near the age of 40, and take stock of our lives, many of us find ourselves feeling antsy…like we’re not quite fitting in our own skin. The fact is that we have never truly fit in our ...
For many parents, supporting their child through hurt, while still holding on to their OWN hurt from childhood is challenging. The pain of being left out, or socially excluded is one that many of us ( ...
Question Hi, I constantly find myself over-reacting when my kids do annoying things that I KNOW are just ‘normal kid stuff’. Like the other day, my 4-year old daughter spread toothpaste all over ...
Question: Hey Tamar, My boyfriend and I have been dating for about 2 yrs. We met in High School, and started our relationship a week before school ended. He kept trying to be in a relatioship with me ...
There is one important difference between the genders that can easily be blamed for most arguments: Your Hormones. Oxytocin, or as it’s often called ‘the love chemical’, or ‘th ...
I used to be a Depleted Mom. It wasn’t like I couldn’t get out of bed. In fact, I was very highly functioning – taking care of everything, and everyone around me. But I was so grumpy ...
Did you know that intimate relationships are based on the exact same principles as parent-child relationships? It’s true. There are three main things we require from our parents (as children, an ...
When my son, Dylan was born 8 years ago I was so unprepared for what was to come with a newborn – every day was a challenge. We were not expecting to get pregnant. We had just returned from 6 mo ...
This article was originally written in 2008! Not much has changed… Last tuesday I had an epiphany. For some reason, I woke up that morning with a vague sense of anxiety. It emanated from my slu ...
Question: I was married for 8 years and have a 9 yr old daughter with my ex. We have been married and divorced twice. Our last divorce was over two years ago. We have had zero contact in the last two ...
