I am starting this blog in order to offer insights gleaned from years of practice, in the hope that readers will be entertained and inspired. I will be drawing from my 21 years of experience as a therapist, as well as my personal experience as a mother and marriage partner.
My book, Riptide: Struggling with and Resurfacing from a Daughter’s Eating Disorder, will go to press in June and be released next spring. Riptide chronicles my process over the ten years of my oldest daughter’s eating disorder–what I learned, how I grieved, what I regret, and who I’ve become. I also talk about how my personal history affected my feelings and behavior, and my understanding from the inside about what it’s like to be a parent who can’t save her child.
That said, I invite site visitors who have questions and comments to e-mail me through the website, or at barbarahs@me.com. I would like to start a conversation about relationships, life transitions, finding purpose, and any other topic that is relevant to our psychological, emotional, and even spiritual well-being.
Thank-you for reading. Until next time, be well,
Barbara
