by Carla Naumburg | Oct 29, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
I recently came across a Facebook meme that said, “You only get one chance to raise your kids right.” My gut reaction to this post was, “Ugh. Well, I’ve already screwed that one up. Forget the college fund. I need to start a therapy fund.” The truth is that I get...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 22, 2014 | Everyday Mindfulness
In my mind, meditation was for hippies who didn’t have their shit together and mindfulness was just a fancy word for reformed hippies who barely had their shit together. I was happy to spend an hour each week in the confines of a therapy office, but meditation was an...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 20, 2014 | Kveller.com
Two and a half days for Rosh Hashanah. Half a day for Yom Kippur. Two and a half days for Sukkot. Two days for Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. I’d love to tell you that this is a list of the days that I spent in solemn prayer and reflection over the past month. The...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 15, 2014 | Psychology Today
In my mind, meditation was for hippies who didn’t have their shit together and mindfulness was just a fancy word for reformed hippies who barely had their shit together. I was happy to spend an hour each week in the confines of a therapy office, but meditation was an...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 2, 2014 | Psychology Today
Here’s how the conversation usually goes: “So, what do you do?” “I’m a social worker.” “What kind of social work do you do?” “I’m not in clinical practice right now. I’m actually writing.” “Oh! What are you writing?” “Well, I’ve got a book coming out.” “That’s great!...