Family Matters

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Time Traveler

An Empty Nest Can Portend a Freer Life

Life in the empty nest can be humbling, exhilarating, and occasionally, just plain weird. Read more

Run with It!

Redefining the Comfort Zone After Cancer

A woman recovering from cancer develops a new sense of her body and her comfort zone. Read more

Learning from Memory

Sometimes the True Value of a Gift Can Only Be Appreciated Later

A parentless woman recalls her childhood Christmas rituals. Read more

Our best teachers aren't always the two-legged kind. Read more

The Last Word

The difficulties of summing up a lifetime

Grieving the departed will always elicit startling feelings and strange behaviors. It may be less about truth than about timing. Read more

Boundary Crossing

Balancing professional decorum with human compassion

How does a therapeutic alliance become more than that? Read more

Plowing

The art of facing an impossible task

A session with a homeless client recalls a long-ago lesson about accomplishing an impossible task. Read more

Listening for Zebras

A mother learns to trust her animal instincts

Sometimes, raising a child is less an act of love than something much wilder. Read more

The Shirt Off My Back

Losing control of your story can be a terrifying experience

Losing control of your story can be one of life's most terrifying experiences. Read more

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