BLOG POST: "When A Good Daughter Hates Caring for Her Aging Mother"
Featured on: Covey Club
July 2020
For help with this monstrous swamp of emotions, I turned to Dr. Gretchen Kubacky, a Los Angeles psychologist and Certified Bereavement Facilitator. I asked her 1) what are the origins of such unwieldy feelings and 2) WTF can I — or someone in my same predicament — do to get back to some semblance of yogic balance?
BLOG POST: "What to Say When Someone Says Sorry for Your Loss"
Featured on: Up Journey
May 4, 2020
If you recently lost a loved one, you may receive more than the usual number of calls, messages, and visits from people offering their condolences.
Most people will say something similar to, “I’m sorry for your loss.” You may know some of these people, and some you may not know at all.
Although a simple “thank you” will cut it in most cases, it is sometimes difficult to find a way to respond to this sentiment, especially when you have heard this phrase dozens of times in the last several days.
Here are some ways to respond when someone says, “sorry for your loss.“
BLOG POST: "So Your Loved One is a Therapist or Counselor in Private Practice..."
Featured on: The Counselors Coach
October 21, 2019
As a therapist in private practice for many years, and a business coach and supervisor to clinicians in the U.S. and around the world, I regularly hear about, and intimately understand the challenges we therapists face in this unique, exciting, complex, and at times, draining field of mental health.
BLOG POST: "Why It Can Be So Hard to Have Sex After Cancer (and What to Do About It)"
Featured on: The Mighty
August 6, 2019
Most people probably assume maintaining your sex life while undergoing cancer treatment would be a challenge. Between treatments, stress, side effects and fatigue, sex is likely often off the table. But once your treatment is over or you enter remission, it might seem like your sex life should bounce right back. Because cancer is “over,” right? So why would that part of your life still feel like it’s on hold?
MAGAZINE: "Meet Gretchen Kubacky, Psy.D. of PCOS Wellness"
Featured on: VoyageLA
January 15, 2019
As I went back to graduate school and switched careers in my late thirties, I was also going through a number of personal and family health challenges. My stepfather was dying of cancer, and I was having multiple surgeries to deal with complications of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
PODCAST: "Managing PCOS, Dating, & Relationships"
Featured on: PCOS Diva
March 21, 2018
PCOS directly or indirectly impacts all of your relationships. When you’re talking about romantic relationships, whether dating or committed, issues frequently come up around libido, infertility, self-image, depression, lifestyle, and self-care.
BLOG POST: “8 Tips for Keeping Your Relationship Healthy While with Dealing with PCOS-Related Infertility”
Featured on: PCOS Diva
April 18, 2018
If you have PCOS and you’ve been unable to get pregnant or stay pregnant, you may have already added infertility to the list of “everything that’s wrong with my body.”
BLOG POST: "The NotMom Quickie Interview"
Featured on: NotMom.com
March 1, 2017
Childless and childfree women come in lots of shapes and sizes.
BLOG POST: "The NotMom Quickie Interview"
Featured on: NotMom.com
March 1, 2017
Childless and childfree women come in lots of shapes and sizes.
ONLINE MAGAZINE: “27 Genius Things
Healthy Couples Do Together”
Featured on: Redbook Online Magazine
November 9, 2016
Alone time is great — not to mention important for your sanity — but there are some things couples should be doing together. These are the activities relationship experts say belong at the top of both of your To Do lists.
ONLINE MAGAZINE: “27 Genius Things
Healthy Couples Do Together”
Featured on: Redbook Online Magazine
November 9, 2016
Alone time is great — not to mention important for your sanity — but there are some things couples should be doing together. These are the activities relationship experts say belong at the top of both of your To Do lists.
BLOG POST: “Here’s How You Can Overcome Health & Nutrition Misinformation Overload”
Featured on: Vitalize with Vitacost Blog
October 16, 2016
Polling by the Pew Research Center finds that close to three-fourths of internet users had searched for health information online within the past year.
BLOG POST: “Here’s How You Can Overcome Health & Nutrition Misinformation Overload”
Featured on: Vitalize with Vitacost Blog
October 16, 2016
Polling by the Pew Research Center finds that close to three-fourths of internet users had searched for health information online within the past year.