by Tacianna Indovina | Oct 25, 2018 | Adulting, Anxiety, Depression, Family Matters, Happiness, Stress
Your baby, the one you’ve watched over and cared for the last 17-18+ years, is moving away. You don’t get to see them in the morning before your days start or at night before bedtime. It can feel like a huge loss, especially if this transition is making you an empty...
by Dr Aletta | Dec 5, 2017 | Good Therapy
A few months ago, after a tough week, I went to the barn for a bit of rest and relaxation and found fellowship. Patty, a longtime boarder and friend of Maple Row Farm, was celebrating Vito’s Gotcha Day; the day she got Vito, a handsome pure-white Warmblood,...
by Dr Aletta | Aug 18, 2014 | Inspiration, Self-Esteem
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~Anais Nin Don’t you love that quote? I don’t know how many women I’ve met who say this quote is an all time favorite. Why does...
by Dr Aletta | May 20, 2013 | Life Matters
As I write this I am watching the television coverage of the killer tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma. It is beyond imagining what it is like to have your rock solid home, school, church or barn instantly disappear. The entire landscape as you knew it is gone,...
by Dr Aletta | Jul 17, 2012 | Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem
Today I realized that a lot of what stresses me out is other people’s issues, not mine. Just this morning I was upset that my 19 year old didn’t have a ride to work. Why? He could have discussed his problem the night before with me or his father and all...