Building rituals for mental wellness
I wasn’t exactly afraid of the dark as a child, but I wasn’t exactly a fan either. Each night in my childhood home, my mom would whisper goodnight, flip off … Read more
Dr. Ashley Solomon
The power of a parent’s apology
I can count the number of truly transformative moments in my life on one hand – maybe two if I think hard enough. A few of them involve the births … Read more
Does dieting make you a bad feminist?
A clinician and writer that I follow online published a post this morning that said, “Feminism that criticizes women who choose to lose weight because doing so helps them feel … Read more
Is it ADHD? Or one of these seven things?
The other day, I walked from my kitchen to my bedroom to do something and by the time I reached my destination, the task in my mind had evaporated. And … Read more
Why You Feel Like an Impostor, And the Rest of Us Do Too
It used to surprise me. I’d be sitting in a therapy room with a VP at a multinational company and she would describe the exact same phenomenon that I’d heard … Read more
Was it all for nothing?
A few weeks ago, I was in a session with a patient who was struggling profoundly with what direction to go with the business she had started. Like so many … Read more
Why we feel drained as hell after parenting
There is the period of time after I drop off my kids to their dad each week where I find myself in a state of almost immobility. You might imagine … Read more
The memories we don’t have
I have what feels like a memory of the first time I met the man who would later marry my mom and, later still, adopt me as his daughter. In … Read more
Does a maternal instinct actually exist?
He was laying on my chest, this globular little human covered in undefined fluids, and I just stared at him with my mouth agape. I knew he’d just emerged from … Read more
Why even good guys end up as unequal partners
Years ago, I was sitting in one of my graduate psychology courses with a male professor who was roughly the age of my parents. He shared that he and his … Read more
How to raise an activist (without losing your mind)
I dream of having a daughter who stands her ground, defends her rights, protects her body, and takes no shit. But I’ll be honest… I also dream of having a … Read more
What actually makes a good therapist?
I’ll admit, this is a pretty good time in history to be a therapist. The profession has always been interesting and rewarding, but it was also one that was met … Read more