News & Updates
How to Stop Freaking Out : The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Cool When Life Gets Chaotic publishes on September 10, 2024 and I’m so freaking (haha!) excited to share it with all of you!
For more details about my first book for kids, head over to the book page or scroll down for a list of podcasts.
Should Social Workers Share Their Stories?
"Why, when, and how should social workers share pieces of their lives with the public?" This is a question that many clinicians, including social workers, counselors, and psychologists, have been struggling with for years. As a clinical social worker who has written...
It’s All About Attachment (New podcast episode!)
Like it or not, your attachment style is probably influencing your parenting. In this episode of the Mindful Mama podcast, Hunter Clarke-Fields and I discuss Attachment Theory – what is it, and how does it relate to your parenting? Does attachment theory even matter?...
Mindful Pregnancy in the NYTimes!
I was delighted to share some thoughts in this important piece in the New York Times, written by my colleague Juli Fraga: “Expectant mothers may feel as though they have to control and manage every aspect of the birth experience,” said Carla Naumburg, a mindful...
No, I Don’t Want Your Unsolicited Parenting Advice
“Have you tried cooking with her?” This is the question I usually get whenever I describe my eight-year-old daughter’s selective eating. For years I’ve responded to such unsolicited advice by describing all of the different tricks and tactics I’ve tried, including,...
When The Kids Are Sick and the Parents Work, Nobody Wins
“Remind me again when you have work calls today?” My husband has already answered that question at least twice this morning, but I am too distracted by my own mental Tetris to hear his response. I have clients at 10 and 11, and a meeting at 1. I can call into the...
#SanityPractices: Free, Easy, and Effective
In my last post, I introduced the idea of #SanityPractices for parents. Now I’m going to dig a little deeper into what these practices are and how they can help you be calmer, more empathic, and more effective in every aspect of your life, including parenting. I’ve...
Why I’m Dreading Passover (It’s Not What You Think)
The first night of Passover is in less than three weeks. I am dreading it. It’s not the cleaning or the clearing or the shopping or the schlepping that has me burying my head in the sand. It’s not the planning for, cooking for, or hosting the Seder. And it’s not even...
Lavish The Kids with Attention… Or Ignore Them! (Mindful Mama Podcast)
"Give kids your undivided attention or no attention at all." This is the single most helpful and effective piece of parenting advice I have ever heard. You can hear more about how it changed my parenting for the better in my latest monthly podcast conversation with...
