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In love ?

Have you ever fallen madly in love? So madly in love that thoughts of your newly found love enter your mind day and night, your stomach tingles, you lose your appetite and begin to believe that you can quit your day job and somehow just live off of this freshly replenished feeling you have. ItContinue reading “In love ?”

Generation Protest

This past Friday, my 11-year-old son, Elias, asked me to have a seat on the couch so we could talk. Gladly, and slightly amused, I sat down to hear what he had to say. He told me that he and the rest of the fifth graders at his school had been involved in a protestContinue reading “Generation Protest”

Carving your dreams into reality

Do you ever think of what you want for yourself in the future? Things like what type of work you would like to be doing, what type of partner you would like to have, whether or not you’re interested in raising any (or more) children. Where you would like to live and how you wouldContinue reading “Carving your dreams into reality”

My hero’s

This morning I read an article where the interviewer asked someone about who their greatest hero was. I didn’t read long enough to get the answer. But I imagine they would list a celebrity or political figure, maybe a someone in sports even. When I think of my biggest hero’s I don’t think of anyContinue reading “My hero’s”

Being human at work

Entering social work school in 2001 was a bit of a culture shock. Having grown up in the Bronx and having been lucky enough to go to a very down to earth undergraduate school like Lehman College, entering professional social work school was a bit daunting. Between struggling with concerns about whether or not iContinue reading “Being human at work”

To go to therapy or not to go to therapy…….

I decided to write this blog after a lengthy discussion with my friend Alisa. Alisa has been single for about four months now and had her latest break up when she learned her then boyfriend was married. This, however, was not the first time she found herself in this predicament. Alisa always seems to findContinue reading “To go to therapy or not to go to therapy…….”