Few celebrity deaths shocked us more than the recent tragic death of Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant. From the moment my brother texted me he had died, I was glued to news outlets, and my Twitter feed, waiting for every excruciating detail to be revealed; all of this while wishing it was just a horrible dream. It wasn’t, of course, and the nightmare grew more horrendous when it was revealed his daughter, Gianna, was on that helicopter with him. As tributes to Bryant posted to social media accounts, grief about what would have been Gianna’s celebrated Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) career flooded feeds as well. As news outlets continued their…
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Our Parents’ “Mistakes” Through a Wider Lens
For many of us, by the time we reach adulthood we’ve harbored blame toward at least one parent for wounds inflicted upon us in childhood. We incurred these wounds at a time when we most needed the world to be a safe place, and we were relied on our parents to provide that safety. Divorce, infidelity, withholding of warmth, or other trauma, rocks our foundation, and leads to resentment with long lasting effects. Several of my clients have divulged grudges against their parents, and are unwilling to let them go. Unfortunately, these grudges impact current relationships, as they are often used as shields to protect from risk of additional emotional…
