10 things I learned in 10 Years
10 years ago this month, I opened up my private practice in a beautiful old Mediterranean house-turned-office building in Berkeley. Instead of throwing a party for my 10 year old office plant,…
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You Can Teach Your Kids Resilience; Here’s How and Why
I've written before about the ability to recover from setbacks, trauma, and disappointment. Resilience is not just a state of mind that some of us are born into implementing more than…
Posted inHabit & Time Management Self-Help Students
A Better To-Do List
The whole point of a To Do List is to get an item out of our minds and onto paper. It is essentially a promise to remember to do something.…
Posted inParenting Relationships Self-Help Students
Free Yourself: Let Others Solve Their Own Problems
This is definitely one of the top 5 skills I teach to many of my clients. It takes practice to not involve yourself in others' lives in this way, while…
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Calm Your Over-Cooked Brain
Do you ever feel tired, yet wired? That buzz is a sign that your brain is under too much stress and needs a time out. If you have a lot on…
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Find Your People
Over the course of our lives we pass through many communities. From preschool to college, our friend groups evolve. The average person switches jobs every 3-4 years and coworkers, supervisors,…
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Jealousy and Envy: Invitations To Focus On Your Own Life
Jealousy and envy are raw, primal emotions. They can turn people inside out and make monsters out of mild-mannered people. What’s the difference between jealousy and envy? Jealousy is when…
Book Wisdom: Getting Things Done
I had a wave of clients this past year who came to see me because they were concerned about their procrastination and lack of internal motivation. Most of our jobs…
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Why Do You Procrastinate?
Procrastination is an interesting topic to work with in therapy. A client is usually quite self-aware when they seek therapy for procrastination. They have tried many different tools to try…
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The Number One Thing That Will Make Your Relationships Better
Therapists have a variety of approaches to improve relationships, but the best ones center around an important principle: focusing on yourself to enact change. There are two great mistakes people…