Speaking with your children about bullying isn’t the easiest thing to do when you don’t quite understand bullying yourself. Before you initiate this conversation with your kids, it’s important to [...]
INTRODUCTION Written By: Ilene S. Cohen, Ph.D. “The keys to liberation are clenched tightly in the fists of our own egos.” – Tzvi Freedman, Brining Heaven Down to Earth Pop quiz! What’s the one [...]
After having my second child, Elizabeth, I found myself needing to re-evaluate the roles my husband and I play in our household. I recognize that, in an attempt to keep the peace around me, I [...]
“When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of [...]
“None is more impoverished than the one who has no gratitude. Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.” — Fred De Witt Van Amburgh With every [...]
“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” – Coco Chanel You’re not ugly. Society is. You know that moment when you realize you don’t look like a supermodel? And the next moment, when [...]
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” –Lao Tzu In a recent session, my client, Beth, [...]
“Be thankful for what you have, you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” —Oprah Winfrey If we’re being honest [...]
Any love that is dependent on something—when the thing ceases, the love also ceases. But a love that is not dependent on anything never ceases. – Ethics of Our Fathers, 5:16 I recently had my [...]
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” – Aristotle My neck was so stiff I could barely move it. I rushed to the closest Urgent Care as tingles ran up [...]