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Ask An Expert series brings together local experts to answer questions and highlight local resources. An annual favorite is the show about managing holiday stress. It’s ironic that the holidays are probably the most stressful time of year. I enjoyed learning from panelists Dr. Kimberly Warren and Dr. Michael Englert about their work supporting and […]

It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Virginia Pelley about fathers’ toxic shame for Fatherly.com. Her writing represents many hours of interviewing psychologists and counselors who sit with parents every day in the intimate work of helping with family leadership and child formation. She puts their wisdom in a well written, interesting article. In […]

My father and mentor in psychology is fond of saying, “Being born into a family is like being born into the middle of Act II in a three act play. That metaphorical context is most apt for the second born child. The roles of parents and first born are taken, where do I fit in? […]

“If you have to insist on respect, you probably don’t have it,” says Oakland, California, psychologist Erica Reischer, Ph.D., author of What Great Parents Do: Simple Strategies for Raising Kids Who Thrive. “By then, it’s too late.”

Lindsay Stone came to my office for an interview on camera about abusive relationships. She put together a two-part story on a dramatic love triangle that captured the public’s attention. It was an excellent opportunity to share some important information about patterns of abuse and the very high risk when a partner decides to leave […]