I turn 29 in a few weeks (9 days and I am counting), and I always become so reflective around my birthday. There is nothing more fun than celebrating life and gathering all my favorite people together to do it. Parties, trips, time with my family, time in Vermont...just to name a few of the exciting things coming up. How lucky am I? And also...I am nowhere near where I thought I'd be. I guess years ago, I imagined the last year of my twenties would be filled with kids, a husb

I talk a lot about not abandoning ourselves—whether that’s in relationships, at work, through people-pleasing, or because of low self-esteem. But I think there’s something to be said about anxiety, too, and the way it can pull us away from who we are. Social anxiety can make people slowly abandon themselves. The longer I work as a therapist, the more I realize social anxiety usually isn’t just about socializing—it’s about the fear of being perceived. The fear that other peopl

After skiing, après time, and MORE FUN the last few months…Mommy (me) is back with her favorite topic: DATING God, Charlotte, haven’t you already beaten this topic into the ground? Not quite! Hand me the talking stick, and I’ll try to make it quick… One of my favorite authors and psychologists recently sent an email that hit hard—some of you may have seen it on my blog’s Instagram story. Jillian Turecki , a relationship exper, was saying that modern dating is broken. She sen

In so much of my personal life lately, I keep hearing opinions about AI and ChatGPT (even though I always say “GBT!!!”). I swing between being impressed by the advances we’ve made and completely scared shitless about what’s next. People losing jobs to AI? Folks using it exclusively for therapy—or friendships, or job help? I’ve been following the conversation around AI and therapy for a while. The idea of someone turning to a robot for support frustrates me—but I also know how