June has always been a complicated month for me. On one hand, it's a month filled with celebration. The school year winds down. Summer begins to peek around the corner. Families gather. Father's Day arrives. But June is also my father's birthday month. And for the past thirteen years, it has been a reminder of someone who should still be here. As a therapist, I spend a great deal of time talking about grief. I sit with people through losses of all kinds. Yet what grief has taught me...

There’s a question I hear more often than almost any other:“Do you think I’m dating a narcissist?” And usually, it doesn’t come from a place of curiosity.It comes from confusion. It sounds like: “Something feels off, but I can’t explain it.” “I keep questioning myself after we argue.” “I don’t know if I’m overreacting… or if something’s actually wrong.” Before we answer that question, we need to slow it down. Because not everything that feels painful, confusing, or even unhealthy in a...

As we move closer to summer, many parents start noticing shifts in their children before school has even officially ended. Some kids become more emotional. Others become more dysregulated, clingy, irritable, distracted, or exhausted. And often, as adults, we look at summer as something exciting and freeing for children. But transitions, even positive ones, can still feel overwhelming to a child’s nervous system. The structure they’ve relied on all year is about to change. Their routines...