An edited version of this article appeared in "The Coast Star" on  September 6, 2012

I recently attended a week-long professional development course, presented by a modern day icon in the field of psychotherapy: Marsha Linehan. She is to therapy what Bruce Springsteen is to music: a living legend and her fans had come out in droves to learn from a master. I had been anticipating the workshop for months and it was exceeding my wildest expectations….. until the end of the first day. I was asked to do something that I haven’t the done in years ... click here for link to entire article 

April 5, 2012

If you’re a parent who has ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), every day brings a series of parenting adventures, or misadventures.  Since research has proven there is a genetic component to ADHD, it’s possible that at least one of your children will be diagnosed with ADHD, too. It’s not necessarily as overwhelming as it may seem, however, if you think of ADHD as ... click here for link to entire article


October 13, 2011

I never realized that I was incontinent until I was grocery shopping with my then, 13 years old, ADHD son, Brian (names have been changed to protect the guilty). I was bagging my groceries and Brian was unloading the shopping cart. One by one, the items came down the conveyor belt: milk, eggs, cereal; two boxes of Depends...  click here for link to entire article

July 22, 2010

How does a teen or a young adult respond when someone close to them dies? Do they respond differently to the death of a family member than the death of a close friend? How does the way a person dies, or a death by suicide, impact the teen’s or young adult’s journey through grief?

The grief journey for teens/young adults differs greatly ... click here for link to entire article