There’s an old psychology term that’s being used in a new way recently: “Insinuation Anxiety” Insinuation Anxiety: noun A worry that not agreeing with someone’s choices implies criticism of how they are managing pandemic life. — Counseling Today (November 2020)...
This past week, my husband had a business meeting he was looking forward to. He’s an inventor. A visionary who sees a need and then figures out how to solve for it. So when he met with a group of engineers and directors at a large corporation to present his...
A large majority of my elementary school summers were spent at a nearby park. Every morning, my sister and I joined the neighborhood kids with our bagged lunches in hand, and walked to Fritse Park for a day of “supervised” play while our parents headed to...
Several years ago, I was caught off guard when my daughter called me out unintentionally. “Mom, your Pinterest clothes are so cute. How come you don’t dress that way?” Ouch! It stung. But after considering it, I realized it was a valid question. ...
“Not Enough” (And Other Lies of the Unsupervised Brain) Like many of you, I grew up with my own story of “not enough”. As a kid, I struggled hard in school. Homework was an all-evening, all-out battle. The night habitually ended with my head on the kitchen...