by Veronica Vaiti, LCSW-R Halloween can be tricky holiday, no pun intended. Most people I’ve spoken to about Halloween fall into three camps of thinking about the holiday – the loyalists, the indifferent and the cynics. So depending upon where you find yourself,...
by Veronica Vaiti, LCSW-R Fall has long been my most favorite season. Something about the crisp air and rustling leaves mingled with the “back-to-school” associations of yore, fall for me conjures up feelings of recharge, renewal and a refreshed drive for...
by Veronica Vaiti, LCSW-R As we’ve all been busy prepping our kids for going back to school, buying book bags, notebooks and the like, we must not forget the most important preparation of all which doesn’t cost us a dime yet is priceless – teaching our children...
by Veronica Vaiti, LCSW-R Everybody does it to some extent, yet a vast majority of people continue to struggle with it. And when you’re doing well with it, you may find yourself buoyant, glowing and more satisfied. Yet when it is lacking you may feel ragged, edgy or...
by Veronica Vaiti, LCSW-R Even though we live in a “free” country I question how truly free many of us experience ourselves to be. Being a therapist, I spend many hours of my days sitting and listening to different people who don’t exactly feel so free in life. I hear...
by Veronica Vaiti, LCSW-R FATHERHOOD… How do you think about it? What value do you place on the role fathers and father figures play in children’s lives? What do you know about what it means to be a father in today’s society and the struggles, stresses in...
