Pssst…DAD

Posted by on May 9, 2015 in Blog, Parenting | 148 comments I have a secret I’d like to share with you. Do you get frustrated helping your kids shop for Mother’s Day? Tired of the seemingly ungratefulness of your children? Sad that you are not being credited with rearing awesome kids? If you answered yes to any of these questions read on. For full disclosure you need to know this plan will take a commitment from you for and entire year.  In...
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You are beautiful

Posted by on Dec 1, 2014 in General | 9 comments Let’s get real for a moment.  I panicked, oh yes I did. I was getting ready for work and decided to check my face using the mirror that magnifies 10 times.  I was specifically trying to see if I had unwanted hair growing on my upper lip *wink*.  To my utter amazement I saw brown spots and spider veins…on my face! This is where I began to panic and my stream of thought went...
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The Journey of Growth

Posted by on May 29, 2013 in General | 0 comments Everything was ready.  Another therapist would be seeing my clients.  My surgeon was confident.  I was excited that I would be walking within two to four weeks without limping or pain in the knee.  On May 25, 2012 my life changed.  Rather than a simple meniscus repair my “hoffa pad” had to be trimmed down due to impingement.  I was one of the few who had nerve disruption and...
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Get Cesared.

Posted by on May 23, 2012 in General, Parenting | 2,050 comments Many times when I work with families I help them develop hand signals to slow or stop a heated discussion. This way everyone has the potential of gaining control of their words. During one of these sessions I reached over and poked a father in the shoulder to stop engaging in a verbal battle. The son turned to me and said, “You just Cesared my dad.” Of course I googled who Cesar...
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What your kids want you to know

Posted by on Mar 30, 2012 in General | 6 comments Over the years I have seen many children and teens of divorced parents.  I have observed that many times the divorce does not stop the parental fights.  In the chaos of the divorce many parents forget that the primary concern is now their children.  So I have decided to share what many kids want you to know. 1.  Do not use me to get back at each other. 2.  I am not your message machine you...
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