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 ...
Do you ever feel anxious, or embarrassed when meeting a new person? How about when you drive over a bridge, or go on a plane, or when you sit in the passenger seat of a car – do you get a bit ne ...
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: 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 ...
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 ...
A month ago, a client walked into my office for her scheduled session, and said that she was done with Therapy. As soon as she walked in the door, I noticed something different about her – she l ...
I am a sucker for a good life story. Put me in a room with a bunch of people and I will somehow navigate to the person with the most interesting life story (or so it seems). And being a Psychotherapis ...
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 ...
