Hilary Jacobs HendelDec 17, 20184 minHandling the Holidays When Your Parents Stress You OutWe don’t get to pick our families. And, sometimes the family we have is just not what we want.
Hilary Jacobs HendelMay 16, 20173 minAm I Normal?I suspected Robert’s sudden question about normalcy had to do with his new relationship. Love renders us vulnerable to rejection. We natural
Hilary Jacobs HendelFeb 13, 20175 minWhy Are People Mean?Cecily grew up in a family with lots of shouting and sometimes some hitting. Cecily naturally thought yelling and hitting WAS anger. I
Hilary Jacobs HendelJan 15, 20174 minAre You Really Sorry?Apologizing is hard. If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of an insincere apology, you know how demoralizing that feels. In stark...
Hilary Jacobs HendelNov 16, 20163 minWhy Am I Uncomfortable Getting Close To People?Many of us as children or adolescents shared our feelings with the “wrong” person - someone whose response was to humiliate or reject us.
Hilary Jacobs HendelJun 15, 20164 min5 Minutes In A Car That Transformed My Angry Tightness & Made Me a Gentler PersonWhen I was a little girl, I felt at times alone and not a priority. That feeling of aloneness and not mattering made me very sad.
Hilary Jacobs HendelFeb 3, 20163 minStop Blaming (yourself)We blame ourselves. We beat ourselves up. We call ourselves names like “loser” and “failure.” And then we wonder why we feel small, alone