by Carla Naumburg | May 12, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
When we’re upset or overwhelmed, we may inadvertently turn to activities or habits that can spike our stress, not soothe it. Below, two experts reveal what doesn’t reduce stress and why — and what really does. Watching TV “Many of us — myself included — tend to unwind...
by Carla Naumburg | May 8, 2014 | Everyday Mindfulness
As a clinical social worker, I’ve known about mindfulness and meditation for quite a while now, but I was hesitant to get involved. There were a million reasons—I was busy, I had other coping skills, I didn’t really need it. But mostly, I thought it just wasn’t my...
by Carla Naumburg | May 5, 2014 | JewishBoston.com
I recently asked my Facebook friends for their favorite quotes about parenthood, one of which really grabbed my attention: “Be careful how you speak to your children; one day it will become their inner voice” (Peggy O’Mara). Jewish tradition is very clear about...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 29, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
“The way we think about our lives affects how we live them.” KJ Dell’Antonia wrote these words in a recent post on her New York Times’ Motherlode blog. She was responding to a reader’s comment questioning why our generation of parents seems to complain so much. The...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 29, 2014 | Kveller.com
Sometime during my first pregnancy, or maybe soon after the baby was born, my mother-in-law gave me a copy of “Parenting as a Spiritual Journey” by Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kramer. I put the book in a pile with all of the other parenting books I intended to read; some of...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 29, 2014 | Seleni
I’m really good at the bad mother talk. You know what I’m talking about. Those little ways we knock ourselves down when we think we aren’t making the “right” parenting choice. For example: “I’m such a bad mother. I gave my...
