LJ <3’s Peter: 3 Takeaways from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

My last blog post was about a rom-com and this one is going to be too. Am I revealing too much about myself as a therapist and lifting the Freudian psychoanalytical veil by obviously exposing my love of rom-coms? Oh well. Netflix hit gold this summer by investing in the mid-budget rom-com that has fallen … More LJ <3’s Peter: 3 Takeaways from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Tell Siri Goodnight

In the recently released Tell the Machine Goodnight by Katie Williams, a machine can provide each character the key to their individual happiness, often in the form of a simple, seemingly inconsequential suggestion, like “eat more honey,” or “move your desk next to a window.” This central premise allows the novel to discuss our relationships … More Tell Siri Goodnight

3 reasons we can’t seem to agree and what to do about it

The 3 reasons: We get our information from completely different sources. No matter where you get your news from, if the person to your immediate right gets theirs from a different source, chances are you are not going to agree on the hot topic issues currently being discussed in the news. Vanessa Otero created the … More 3 reasons we can’t seem to agree and what to do about it

Snapchat explained everything wrong with social media in 25 seconds

Snapchat released the above video in November to explain new updates to their app that are geared towards making it easier to use and separating your relationships (your social) from influencers, celebrities, and paid-for content (the media). While like any other app, Snapchat’s main objective is to get more people using the app more often, … More Snapchat explained everything wrong with social media in 25 seconds

Welcome to Miami: Home of internet trolls and beautiful people

  Miami was ranked 3rd most Instagrammed U.S. city by Holidu who counted 49,657,76 Miami hashtags. As we all quickly check who came in above us (New York: 148,693,770; Los Angeles: 69,471,084) it is no wonder Miami is 3rd given that we live in a beautiful, diverse community that is hard not to share. As … More Welcome to Miami: Home of internet trolls and beautiful people

Experiencing The Big Sick: How to cope during a medical emergency

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

Friends or Frenemies: Accepting changing relationships

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