It is extremely common for someone to feel like they have fewer friends than those around them or that they are in some way missing out on the fantastic lives lived by others. This feeling can be positive in that it motivates us to form new friendships and to improve our lives. However, sometimes this … More FOMO: Your social media use is making it worse
I have seen the above graphic posted several times on social media sites. It is often accompanied by words of encouragement or a short video encouraging us to speak kindly to our children. However, in order to speak kindly to our children, we must first evaluate whether we speak kindly to ourselves. Many of us … More Unparenting Ourselves: The WAY we talk to ourselves is our inner voice
In case you didn’t hear, Taylor Swift released a new song, Look What You Made Me Do. The tune, set to the beat of I’m Too Sexy, may be the most passive aggressive song she has ever released. And that is saying something for someone whose usual sources of inspiration are breakups with boyfriends and … More Look What You Made Me Do: How to take control of the narrative
The Big Sick (released June 23, 2017) tells the story of Kumail Nunjiani (played by himself) and Emily V. Gordon in the first year of their real-life relationship. It seems like a typical romantic comedy until Emily falls into a coma. Fortunately, as Kumail explains to Emily’s distraught parents, it’s a medically induced coma “which is like one of the better types of comas; … More Experiencing The Big Sick: How to cope during a medical emergency
The fourth season of TV LAND’s original show Younger debuted on 6/28/17. Yes I’m writing about a show on TV LAND. And much like TV LAND adapted to a younger audience (#ILoveLucyRerunsAreLife) the show Younger is about just that. Adapting. The show revolves around the 40-year-old Liza (Sutton Foster) who, after her stereotypical 40-year-old suburbanite … More Friends or Frenemies: Accepting changing relationships
MacKenzie Wallis Therapy 