Overcoming Anxiety: Preparing for the First Day of School

Every year, parents and children seem to feel the first day of school quickly approaching. There’s that strange month between the ease of family vacations and the hectic rhythms of school mornings and homework. Parents go through the school supply checklists and make their shopping trips for binders and shoes and pencils. Our children realize […]
The Existential Dilemma of Running
Running is one of my passions in life. I caught the running bug about five years ago when a friend challenged me to run a local 5k. I “trained” for about two weeks by running as far and fast as I could each time out, often running through pain from the previous day’s run. As an […]