When I have a child in my psychotherapy office, I spend the first session building rapport and getting to know my new client. I do this through games, art, a...
Author - Teresa Coda
My children love hearing the story of the time I got into trouble as a kindergartener, the time I had to “sit on the black line” at recess. It would be...
Part of me resented when my 68-year-old mom mentioned offhandedly that she was shopping for what she plans to be her final computer. “Laptops tend to last me...
I remember the first time someone referred to me as “opinionated.” While not categorically negative, the trait is hardly complimentary, and being called such...
My husband and I make a great team when it comes to educating ourselves on all things related to parenting. I read the literature; he remembers the content...
One quality that I like about myself is my comfort with a high level of mystery in the universe. When my kids ask questions such as, “What happens to people...
“You know, it’s not meant to be a reciprocal relationship,” I told the client who was sitting across from me in my psychotherapy office. He’d been lamenting...
As a former youth minister, I’ve played a lot of getting-to-know-you-type games in my adulthood. My main takeaway from all the icebreakers is that it serves a...
I wasn’t particularly offended a couple of months ago when my 4-year-old told me that she wishes Aunt Sarah were her mom because Aunt Sarah is “more fun.” For...
