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Overwhelmed by all the bad in the world, and ready to give up?

Recently I became disheartened when someone I love and respect stated that they weren’t sure if they could get behind forgiveness given...

How to Stay Sane in an Insane System

Many of us have worked in big bureaucracies or other systems in which Rule #1 seems to be “nothing makes sense.” We can spend much of our...

Solidarity 101: Allyship Across Identities!

“It’s hard. It’s uncomfortable. I never know what to do or say.” I was sitting in a café talking with a friend. He had just shared an...

Reflections from a Neighborhood Therapist

“Ask me permission before you ask me a question,” the teenager shared. I quietly paused, to think about what this youth was telling me....

The Importance of Celebrating LGBTQ Pride

With more gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people living openly over the last decade, one might think that Pride is outdated and no...

Who You Gonna Call…When You Are a First Reponder?

Not too long ago, my kids were watching the Angry Birds movie, for what seemed to be the millionth time in the week, when I heard my...

The Culture of Bullying

I bullied a Deacon once. Unfortunately, it was easier to do than I thought. And I found I was quite good at it. A few years ago we, at...

Diverse, Yet Unified: Empowered Voices

(photo source: Facebook) By Ashley Morris, LCSW and Lisa Catania, LCSW Therapists often stay quiet and neutral during socially...

A Shift in How We Think About and Work with Our Teenagers

During a recent trip home to Miami, I ran into a childhood friend in the grocery store that I hadn’t seen since high school. We shared a...

Spreading Kindness, One February at a Time

Two years ago, Beverly Therapists launched a “Random Acts of Kindness” project in our neighborhood, asking people to perform random,...