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Neurodiversity and Nuance on Netflix

After watching The Extraordinary Attorney Woo, a South Korean Netflix series, I asked my husband and three adult children if they would watch the first episode and then write me a paragraph about their immediate impressions. I was curious to know what each of them would think, realizing they were

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Costa Rica Lesson #6 – The Value of Reflection 

One of the great gifts I receive from writing my blogs is the pleasure of receiving feedback from readers.   Last month’s Costa Rica Lessons Learned #4, The Importance of Having a Guide When You’re in Unfamiliar Territory, was no exception. My neighbor Tim, who is thoughtful, a pre-college educator and

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Costa Rica Lesson #5 – Evolving and new family traditions 

As families change and grow, so too do the rhythms of their interactions. Over the course of many years’ experience in helping families move from the rupture of divorce to the challenge of restructuring, I’ve seen many people create beautiful, meaningful, new traditions that enhance their lives in ways which

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Lessons Learned in Costa Rica

Last week as I sat with my family over dinner on our final night together before leaving Costa Rica, we recapped our week in the form of “roses” (the best part of our week), “thorns” (the worst part of our week) and “buds” (what we’re looking forward to / what

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On the cusp of a New Year

As we approach the fresh start of a New Year, and at this precarious and fragile time in our world, we give thanks to our clients, our colleagues and our newly trained Consilium practitioners, and honor them by making donations to:  Mothers Out Front (local) and Evergreen Collaborative (more global). We’ve got the whole

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