Motherhood and the Loss of Identity, Inappropriateness, and Impulsivity

You know all those things they don’t tell you about becoming a parent until it’s too late? The necessary self-editing has been the most jarring one for me. Here’s an experiment that will communicate this parenting struggle: Take a couple of your favorite rated R movies and then edit them down to be appropriate for… Continue reading Motherhood and the Loss of Identity, Inappropriateness, and Impulsivity

How Howard Stern Helped Soothe My 8 Year Old Daughter’s Anxiety

How my anxious child was helped when I got hypnosis therapy. When my husband told me that I might be causing my daughter’s intense separation anxiety, I wanted to hold his head underwater. After all, he was the one that passed the anxiety gene down to her. I am the cool, laid back, easygoing person in our house. They are the… Continue reading How Howard Stern Helped Soothe My 8 Year Old Daughter’s Anxiety