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...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 8, 2014 | Relationships
Over the years, I’ve worked with a number of women who are contemplating leaving their marriages but who aren’t sure. What’s holding them back? “My husband’s a good guy,” they say. “It’s not like...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 8, 2014 | Relationships
The feeling when you find out you’ve been cheated on is almost indescribable. There’s such a potent combination of shock, sadness, rage, self-doubt, insecurity, disbelief, denial, and even feelings of competitiveness, that it can feel like...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 7, 2014 | Trauma & PTSD
Anyone who has experienced a loss or trauma knows what I am talking about when I say that the anniversaries — whether that’s the actual date of the event, a birthday of someone you lost, or a holiday — are hard. We can be subject to visceral...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 7, 2014 | Depression Treatment, Postpartum Depression
If you’ve been feeling depressed, tired, sluggish, or overly anxious, one of the first things you want to do is schedule a physical with your doctor, including a full panel of blood work. The reason? The key to your change in mood may be in your blood....
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Nov 6, 2014 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression Treatment
If you recently saw your doctor and mentioned mood symptoms such as anxiety or depression, she hopefully took some blood work. Why? Conditions such as Vitamin D deficiency or trouble with your thyroid may well be the culprit. But if your labs come back normal and the...
