Five things I learned in therapy

September 16, 2026
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I'm a believer in therapy. Real therapy. With a good therapist. (Not all therapists are good.) Why do I believe in it? Therapy teaches us how to understand the life we're actually living—and how to stop making the same painful mistakes. (If we choose to. Some of us just love to keep the old...
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Hip cats go to a wine & cheese pairing

February 12, 2011
Wine and cheese parties, remember them from back in the day? What, the 1950s? 60s? 1970s?Everyone sat around smoking. We'd unscrew the cap to a bottle of Mateus, throw a...
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Writing

February 12, 2011
Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.Gloria...
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February 11, 2011
When you live in the San Francisco Bay area, there's no end to the delights available on just a short drive. And to handle our disappointment at canceling our trip to...
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The refuge of unconditional love

February 11, 2011
News stories about children who have been abused by their parentsare always so difficult for me to read.Mothers are supposed to be a safe place for children, a haven...
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Heaven’s waiting on down the tracks

February 10, 2011
I saw Bruce Springsteen in Oakland in 1985 and it was a performance to remember. The Born to Run Tour. All songs on that album were fabulous. But this is one of my...
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Connecting with joy

February 10, 2011
"I vow to dance to one song every single day."Someone posted that on Facebook a few days ago --what a great idea!In the crazy haste of our too-full livesand yes, the...
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Tiger mom and her cubs

February 10, 2011
My generation's raised a bunch of bratty kids who have turned into bratty adults. The kind of grownups who think it's ok to default on credit card and mortgage debt. Or...
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Closing the loop on bath time and hypocrisy

February 9, 2011
After reading my post Monday on bath-time and hypocrisy, one alert and sympatico reader sent me the following from the Urban Dictionary:Haggard's Law: The likelihood of...
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Best valentine card ever ♥

February 8, 2011
Valentine's Day is less than a week away.If you haven't found the perfect Valentine's Day card(s) yet,you'd better get a move on.And remember, valentines aren't just...
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