Parenting isn’t Mission Control—it’s runway guidance. Learn how to launch kids into adulthood with confidence, trust, and empty nest parenting wisdom.

Parenting isn’t Mission Control—it’s runway guidance. Learn how to launch kids into adulthood with confidence, trust, and empty nest parenting wisdom.

Lately, it feels like everyone and their cousin is being called a narcissist. Scroll through social media, and you’ll see story after...

There is a pain that doesn’t have a name. It’s the pain of being rejected by your own child. You poured everything you had into raising...

Every now and then, life presses in on us with a particular weight. Something unsettles the air around us, something like, “ What’s going...

When does your life stop being something that was handed to you, shaped by other people, and start being something that’s yours? Not...

There comes a point in many careers when the fast pace of building and striving begins to slow. The days of climbing the ladder may be...

When someone hears “Borderline Personality Disorder” (BPD), a lot of things might come to mind. Maybe you’ve seen it talked about online,...

This entry continues a conversation started in the last one, which is how to deal with changes in life stage. This time I’m going to talk...

This blog entry is a full-throated endorsement of using therapy to deal with the meaning of life. If that turns you off, read no further....

Relationships can be amazing, but they can also get hard. Maybe you’ve been arguing more than usual or feel distant from your partner....

The holiday season, often filled with joy and celebration, can also bring overwhelming stress. Balancing family, work, and personal...

Infidelity can shake the foundations of a relationship and leave both partners questioning why it happened and what’s next. If you've...

While change can be intimidating, it is also an opportunity for growth and renewal.

In a world more connected than ever through technology, it is paradoxical that many people feel profoundly lonely. Everyone is lonely at...

Men's mental health is a topic gaining much-needed attention in recent years, as evolving attitudes toward masculinity challenge...

Family estrangement, the deliberate distancing and lack of contact between family members, is a complex and multifaceted issue that affects

By Thomas Wood LCSW “What we do see depends mainly on what we look for…. In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologist...

By Thomas Wood LCSW Depression is the common cold of mental health issues. Millions of Americans have it. According to the National...

By Thomas Wood LCSW You can give your thoughts an upgrade, and it won’t cost a thing. The Five Healing Attitudes will exclude toxic...