Does being an adult suck?  Does it have to?  What does it even mean?  

What do you do if you do not share the faith of the person you are dating?  How does this impact how you will raise your children?  Can atheists and Christians find common ground?  

What do you do when you have a family member that may be toxic to others.  How do you warn people to steer clear?  

Most of us stink at prioritizing self care, in today's podcast I talk about some tips of how to work self care into your day in ways that are realistic and sustainable.  

Depression is more than just a parasite, it is something our brain uses to shut us down.  Why?  What is the allure of hopelessness?  How do I sometimes benefit from things that I feel I hate and really want to change.  

I am far from an expert in any of these areas but I offer a few thoughts on my lens in which I view analyzing and interpreting areas where our subconscious may be sharing more than our conscious mind is ready to express.  

In this episode I discuss how to determine if you should commit the time and financial resources to therapy or just work things out on your own.  Also I give my views on remote therapy options like BetterHelp and Talk Space (not sponsors...yet).  

Many of my clients are feeling disappointed that they cannot get excited for the holidays.  This is a brief episode about how to set appropriate expectations for how we may feel during the holidays. 

Why do we go back to partners that kinda sucked?  This episode is an exploration of the draw of a partner who has already let us down so many times that they can't really disappoint us anymore (or can they?).  I close with some tips on how to help people we care about who keep returning to unhealthy relationships.   

This weekend I went to two funerals for people who died before their time due to complications from dementia and/or alzheimer's.  I share some observations about how grieving can be different in cases when there is a death after a long illness or when a person was struggling and the complex feelings that can create.