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.
Actually, We Have Lots of Chances to Raise Our Kids Right
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...
]Why I Learned to Meditate
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...
All This Time Off for the Holidays & I Still Missed My Chance to Reflect
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...
Why I Learned to Meditate: An Excerpt
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...
I’m Not a Parenting Expert. I Wrote a Parenting Book Anyway.
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!...
A Mindful Time of Year: An Interview with Julie Levine
What is mindful parenting? Mindful parenting is just about applying the skills of mindfulness to our interactions with our children. It’s about noticing when we’ve been triggered by parenting and we’re suddenly stuck in the past, perhaps in our own childhoods, or...
Advance Praise for Parenting in the Present Moment!
I must confess, I am still in shock about the amazing feedback I'm getting about my forthcoming book, Parenting in the Present Moment. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who took the time to read it and share their thoughts. Parenting in the Present Moment is...
Dear New Parents: It Gets Better, I Promise
“I shower. ALONE. While my girls are in the house. {Insert dramatic pause here.} And my husband is AT WORK. And they’re FINE.” At this declaration, my friends’ eyes got wide as they watched their 18-month-old daughter smear a mushy banana all over her face. Their...
