by minh-hai | Oct 1, 2021 | General
In those early weeks and months of parenthood, I felt a new, unfamiliar vulnerability in my bones that I didn’t have language for, and coped by reading endless parenting books. I tried to resist this new vulnerability by taking refuge in Dan Siegel books the way that...
by minh-hai | Aug 30, 2021 | General
I saw this on social media recently and can definitely relate to the sentiment with the new school year approaching: I have two kids, ages 6 and 4, and when they’re having a meltdown or fighting with each other, one of my go-to parenting mantras is...
by minh-hai | Aug 30, 2021 | General
I’ve been thinking about something Krista Tippett said on her On Being podcast (episode on the pandemic’s impact on our nervous systems): “We need to take in what it has meant, this year, that we have become a danger to each other by virtue of our...
by minh-hai | Apr 14, 2020 | General
I spotted this on my walk today: An excerpt from a poem by Rilke: Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Seeing this made me want to write you. So many are struggling right now. Prolonged uncertainty, stress,...
by minh-hai | Mar 23, 2020 | General
I laughed when my therapist friend Caley introduced me to the idea of a “work mullet” – business on the top and pajama pants on the bottom. That’s my way of telling you I’ve moved to all telehealth for the time being. I’m reaching out to everyone individually who’s...
by minh-hai | Jan 16, 2020 | General
Beyonce’s so fancy, she brings her own brand of champagne to the Golden Globes. AND you are as worthy as Beyonce – no more, no less. There’s nothing you can do that will either increase or decrease your worthiness. Kent Hoffman, PhD, renowned therapist, developmental...
