Your day has not even started, you are lying in bed, and the looming thought of everything you have to accomplish lies in front of you. Even worse, you already feel the anxiety in your body creeping in and your feet have not even hit the floor. This leads you to “anxiety about your...
We are delighted to announce we have partnered with CPC to bring Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner to the Bay Area for two upcoming events. Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner are internationally recognized sex therapists, educators and authors. They work together as a team counseling with...
We need food. We always have and we always will. For many people, this is a simple reality, but for someone recovering from an eating disorder this can make life very complex. Recovery from this condition is an ongoing process, but wellness is achievable. After an individual attends an eating...
Almost 3 years ago exactly, I wrote this blog about slowing down for the 40 days Lent. As we approach the Lenten season this week, I find myself in need of the same reminder to slow down and cultivate a Sabbath way of life. I suspect slowing down is one of those lessons I’ll need to learn...
Remember the old admonishment, “Do what I say, not what I do.” This was the family motto in our home! Perhaps your parents said this to you at one time and, conceivably, you have even heard yourself say it to your children. I heard it often growing up, and it wasn’t...
Parents, teachers, and adults working with children can often feel baffled at the misbehavior of their kids. Sometimes it seems poor behavior is unstoppable, even with the best interventions. And perhaps most difficult, that misbehavior can really push the buttons of the adult trying to stay...
Therapy is so much part of my world that I sometimes forget how mysterious the concept is to many people. When I first started seeing clients, I heard the same joke over and over: "Do your clients come in and lie on your couch?". A very Freudian comic book-esque scene popped in my head, with a...
Wouldn’t it be great to marry your best friend? In a world that’s mired with divorce, affairs and couples choosing to stay together ‘for the kids’ sake’, is it possible to turn things around? Can we — starting with you and your spouse — create a...
Picture yourself somehow wedged between a slippery pickle, a slab of hot peppery pastrami and slathered with spicy, wet mustard. Sounds sticky, right?!?! That is what many Generation X’ers and Baby Boomers are facing right now, being considered the Sandwich...
“Don’t miss out on this year’s Must-Haves!”, “We’re Slashing Prices!”, “Don’t be left out in the cold!” I’m bombarded with anxiety producing declarations, and all I’ve done is look through my mail. And so it...
