Walking With People Through Loss There are very few constants in our existence: birth, change, taxes, and death. Everything else is variable. Death is the one appointment none of us can cancel. The finish line looks different for each person, but it is certain for all of us. In that way, death may be the most honest teacher we have. It reminds us that our time is limited. And because it is limited, it matters. Yet in modern society, death is largely removed from daily life or

On the Clock: The Limited Window of Time With Our Kids While reading The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel, I kept thinking about something he implies but doesn’t explicitly say: the most meaningful investments in life often involve limited windows of time. One of the most finite resources we have is time with our children. We are on the clock. On average, you get about 18 years with your kids under your roof. After that, they begin building their own lives. Studies sug

Parenting is one of the strangest callings in life. It is exhausting, frustrating, ego-crushing…and at the same time, it is one of the greatest privileges you will ever experience. Both things are true. People are a lot like dogs. We are wired differently. Some kids are calm and compliant. Some are intense and explosive. Some are natural pleasers. Others are relentless negotiators. Some require very little guidance. Others require enormous energy, structure, and patience. The

In my time in practice, I’ve had some genuinely goofy conversations with patients. For better or worse, open-mindedness has never been my problem. One conversation in particular, spoke about the bond—almost a cord—that exists between parents and children. At the core of that bond is a simple but powerful desire: every child wants to be seen by their parents. Not for what they could become, not for what the parent wishes they were—but for who they actually are. That is uncondi