Recently I was reading one of my favorite authors, Anne Lamott. In her book, “Almost Everything”, I came across a line that literally jumped off the page shouting pay attention. She wrote “Help is the sunny [...]
As we are headed out to Spring Break, many of our clients are expressing feelings about the dreaded bathing suit season. At Austin Therapy for Girls, hearing about girls' body shame can happen any time of the [...]
During a recent talk at a private school in ATX, we discussed some important concepts in an 8th grade girl’s life. Courage, Vulnerability and Mascara. First of all, if you are a parent of a 8th grade [...]
During a recent conversation with a friend we both remarked we would not have ever thought that in our mid-seventies we would often struggle with life. That had not been our plan. We were commiserating that [...]
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Can’t believe it’s 2019, for me time seems to be speeding up every year. As we are all reflecting on last year and maybe setting some goals or choosing a word to inspire us for 2019, I [...]
The holidays are one of my favorite times of the year because much of the focus is on helping others and offering support. When watching TV or listening to the radio in the car we hear story [...]
The holidays can be a wonderful time of the year filled with joy, fun and family. They can also be chaotic, disappointing, sad and stressful. Here are three tips for reducing stress during this time: Compassion: Brené [...]
One of my fondest childhood memories was watching Saturday morning cartoons and eating the overly sugary crunchy cereal Captain Crunch. The sweetest and the crunch was so worth the top of my mouth being raw for the [...]
Mama Mia Two was an important event in my life so much so that my high school friends and I made a weekend of seeing it all together at our favorite hang out in high school Barton [...]