by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Apr 8, 2021 | Article, Existing posts
Last week, I shared a fairy tale which explored a parent child relationship in which the parents are ashamed or embarrassed by their child. There is a similar tale that explores this – and darker themes. A recently published book by Orna Dornath entitled...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Mar 18, 2021 | Article, Existing posts
Burning with rage at our children is a nearly universal experience, and yet it is one that most moms feel great shame and remorse about. It is frightening to find ourselves capable of wrath and perhaps even violent impulses toward those whom we love so greatly. Could...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Oct 16, 2018 | Article, Existing posts
Last week, I explored whether avoiding all anger at one’s children might be too much of a good thing. In essence, I argued that when children see us deal with our aggression, they learn to deal with theirs. Anger is most essentially a response to having one’s...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Aug 3, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
It is a human need to experience ourselves as competent. When we are mothering children, whether we feel competent can play a significant role in determining how satisfying we find this role. While some women come by a sense of competence easily after becoming a...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Apr 29, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
I was doing some spring cleaning in the yard last week, when I found a small plastic T. Rex. He was somewhat muddied, but otherwise showed no signs of significant wear from his decade long exile from the toy box, and even retained his fearsome posture. Finding him...
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