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STL Spooky

From glowing jack-o-lanterns and spooky skeletons to creepy stories and sweet treats, Halloween brings many hair-raising events to the STL

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Parent Trap: What About Me?

Natalia, a 7-year-old, came to see me in my counseling practice because she had run away three times in the

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Parent Trap: I Don’t Care

I counsel so many girls who are unhappy and resentful because they are not getting their needs met at home

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Hooked on Books + More! 9.17.25

This was one of those months where every book I started, I stopped reading. Do not worry—I have got some

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Dos and Don’ts for Retirement Planning

Whether you plan to travel the world, explore your passions or just take it easy, retirement is full of endless

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Parent Trap: Define Success

I recently interviewed author Kate Berski on my podcast Raising Daughters about her new book, 30-Phobia: Why Your 20s Suck

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Back-to-School Reads

Back-to-school time comes with a lot of emotions—excitement, fear and maybe even a little disappointment. It can be a lot

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Parent Trap: Study Space

Last school year, Natalia procrastinated big time and dug herself a hole that took her all semester, with much stress

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Hooked on Books: 8.20.25

12 Rings: Stories of the St. Louis Cardinals World Championship by Robert Tiemann and James Rygelshi with Ron JacoberThis is

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Parent Trap: Learn from Mistakes

Fifteen-year-old Natalia made a huge mistake. Her mom didn’t know what to do, so she brought her to see me.