There will be times in your life when your friends or family that are closest to you will go through a difficult and possibly unexpected situation.  You will worry about them and want to offer help and support.  I have some advice for helping friends and family through a crisis…
A few months ago my apartment in Brooklyn suddenly burned down.  Luckily I wasn’t in the unit at the time, but I did lose my home and a lot of my belongings.  Obviously the situation could have much worse, but I still see the situation as a small crisis.  I suddenly …read more

This evening, I wasn’t feeling very good about my relationship. Everybody has fears, everyone has their “thing” and my thing is worrying that I’m unnecessary. I want to matter to S. I want to be on his mind, in his plans, a part of his every day. I don’t feel that I am any of those things right now.
I’ve tried to be more relaxed about our relationship lately. We’ve been a couple for a year now and although I love him very much, it’s been a challenging year. We live 6 hours apart and …read more