via Caring.com   – Few things feel more terrifying and random than a stroke, which can strike without warning. And fear of stroke — when a blood vessel in or leading to the brain bursts or is blocked by a blood clot, starving brain cells of oxygen and nutrients — is well founded. After all,… [Continue Reading]

It’s been said that working with young people in a clinical setting is both the most rewarding and the most difficult job one can perform. Adolescence can be a very tumultuous developmental period; it is marked by the gain and loss of relationships, and the continued path towards identity consolidation. In my work with adolescent… [Continue Reading]

Last summer I decided to move to New York City. To say that my family and friends were surprised would be horribly inadequate. And in fairness, they had good reason for a little dismay. I had a beautiful life, a career, a home and a chosen family I’d painstakingly built over a decade. Whereas in… [Continue Reading]

Last week I revealed how heartache does not discriminate among races, cultures or backgrounds and how no one is immune to the ill effects of a broken heart. By the same token, a second chance, when either earned or given, can renew your spirits and make even the most pessimistic person believe in love. Eileen… [Continue Reading]