by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 11, 2014 | Relationships
To say that I enjoy watching Lifetime’s reality docudrama True Tori, about the marriage of actress Tori Spelling to actor Dean McDermott, is like calling a tornado “interesting.” Having a front row seat to what happens to a relationship...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 10, 2014 | Infertility
When you are struggling with infertility, it can feel like the entire rest of the world is pregnant. You’re confronted with pregnant women on the metro, on the street, at work, in your neighborhood, and most painfully — among your friends and family....
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 10, 2014 | Depression Treatment, Parenting
A wise person once commented that a parent is only as happy as her unhappiest child. It can be an incredibly awful, helpless feeling when the child you love becomes someone you’re not sure you understand. One of the tricky things about depression in kids...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 9, 2014 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression Treatment
It won’t come as a surprise that as a therapist, I think therapy is a worthwhile investment but I’m also a pragmatist: I know that given the expense of therapy, sometimes my clients aren’t able to come in as often as they would like or would benefit...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 8, 2014 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling
The holidays are on the way, as you well know if you’ve been in Michael’s, Walmart, CVS, or just about any other retail establishment in the U.S. For kids, that means dreams of the perfect toy under the tree, lots of goodies, and time off from school. We...
