May 14, 20221 minMental Health Red Flags & Letting Big Kids Have TimeoutsMy last two pieces for Scary Mommy focus on our kids' mental health -- when to worry and a way to empower big kids to take care of themselve
Nov 12, 20213 minIt's Time to Create an Emergency Mental Health Plan for Your KidsToday we face a different type of storm. This is not one that downs trees and buildings, but it is one that can takedown kids and families.
Sep 16, 20211 minHow Are Our Tweens and Teens? The other day, I connected with more than a hundred fellow Brown School of Social Work alum to talk about how middle and high schoolers...
Sep 11, 20212 minTwenty Years of Disruption NativesToday marks 20 years since 9/11. My social media feed is full of people's memories from that day, and my boys (10 and 8) are full of...
Jun 15, 20212 minParents, It's Time We Treat Ourselves Like BabiesIn this ScaryMommy piece, I talk about how self-care can (and should) look like parenting our little ones. The past year+ and the pandemic t
Jan 6, 20211 minBetter Than a Birthday: 20 Things 20 Years of Sobriety Taught MeIn this Medium post, I celebrate two decades of being sober. It is wild to think that my husband and kids have only known me as someone...
Oct 4, 20201 minFive Things Kids Need in Order to Learn and Thrive this Pandemic YearHello, friends! This is my first post for Medium, which seems a bit like the new Huffington Post. This quick, four-minute read describes...