From Rivals to Friends
I grew up with several sisters, and we were all very competitive in nature. I have distinct memories...
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Yes, we have no bananas
As regular readers might know, I am traveling more these days with delivering intensive trainings in...
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Learning How Not To Fall Apart by Being Radically Open
Practicing Radical Openness is life changing in many ways. Radical Openness allows us to take ...
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To Cancel or Not to Cancel? That is the Question
After a call to my husband, reassuring him (“I’m fine”) and a quick cry, all I could think was...
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What’s in a Name? Labeling Social Signal Targets
Fast-Forward, Boring Celebration, Spin Cycle, Bulldozer, Pulking…. what on earth do these things h...
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Best Thing to Pack When Travelling? Flexible Mind
I have an enduring old story that “I am not a traveller.” As someone who leans to OC, I na...
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VARIEs is the Spice of Life
The point of trying something new is to try something new. I frantically repeat this Radically Open ...
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A Novel Idea: Bibliotherapy in RO DBT – Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
One of the things I love about working with clients who lean to overcontrol is that generally speaki...
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Oberon’s Cape
The year I was cast as Puck in A Midsummer’s Night Dream was supposed to be the highlight of my hi...
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Keeping Score of Kindness
It was early in the morning as I was walking through the plane aisle. I was grumpy from plane delays...
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