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I have a pet peeve.

It is a phrase that many (including me) use all too frequently. The phrase is “Everything will be fine.” I noticed a growing discomfort with this phrase when my third child was born with complex medical...

Several years ago I ran across a poem that stopped me cold. It’s titled All My Friends Are Finding New Beliefs by Christian Witman. Here’s the excerpt that tugged at my heart that day:

All my frie...

My mom was the fourth youngest of fifteen children. She dropped out of high school and had my older brother and me at a fairly young age. For much of my life, I watched her fight—going back to school, working long hours, and doing everything she could to provide for us. If there is one word to describe her, it would be strong. But as I got older, I began to see somet...

A pastor’s witness to Asian American pain and a Gospel that refuses to look away

For the last four years, on January 15th, I have walked with Michelle Go’s family into the Times Square subway station to remember her—to retrace the steps she took before she was pushed onto the tracks. We descend the same stairs. We stand on the same platform. Every y...

Anxiety, pressure, overwhelm, life transitions, and grief have characterized my counseling practice for years. They still do, but increasingly there is ...