“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill or betray it, in relative opacity.” (Frantz Fanon) Coming of Age My clients and those who follow me digitally range in generational identity from The Silent Generation down to Generation Alpha. Personally, I am an early Gen X. We were raised mostly feral. We have amazing skills […]
Better People Make Better Parents
If you’re reading this, I already know that one of your goals is to be a good parent. Kudos! On behalf of all of us who will share this orb with your children in their lifetimes, thank you! One of the single most important things we can do for our children is to model positive […]
Parenting 101: Anger
No one on earth has more power to infuriate us than our own child. Why do you suppose? Are they psychically imprinted with some manual to the circuitry of our emotional centers? Is this all some diabolical scheme to drive all of the grown ups mad and leave nothing but children running the earth?! Ok, […]
Parenting 101: Worry
“But I’m a Mom! I HAVE to worry!!” I have a number of clients, friends and colleagues who come from cultures where parents, and especially mothers, are tacitly trained to believe that worrying about their kids is required, as it validates how deeply they care for their children. I completely understand that swimming against the […]