Posts by Lynn Zakeri
New Website, New Blog
I wanted to thank you for subscribing to my blog. I have moved the blog to a “page”/tab on my new website, hopefully for easier navigation. I am excited about the new look of www.lynnzakeri.com and have been doing a lot of reflecting on my work. A new entry to my blog will publish soon- in…
Read MoreConnecting Effectively
I have had some opportunities in the past few months to represent myself as an expert. I don’t shy away from these opportunities because out of all the times in life I fall, the one thing I am most confident in is my work. Which is why it is sometimes so difficult to apply what…
Read MoreConnecting During Therapy
Why would someone go to therapy? Because of significant traumas, severe depression, a personality disorder (borderline, bipolar, schizophrenia)? Or because of debilitating anxiety and panic attacks? Oftentimes it is not so severe. Perhaps it is more of a feeling of being stressed and overwhelmed, or a little sad and not sure why. Maybe it’s grief, or figuring out a big…
Read MoreConnecting by Empowering
Confirm or Empower. I never considered these two words as opposites before I was the parent of a twelve year old. I grew up a pleaser. I come from generations of them. I can be who you need me to be and you don’t even have to know what you need from me. I can…
Read MoreConnecting Lovingly
Marriage has been on my mind a lot lately. Not only because of the couples I see who work hard to better theirs, but also because I am in one. I learned in college that 50% of marriages end in divorce. I also know that some marriages are far from happy. What makes a marriage…
Read MoreConnecting With Focus
I am my toughest critic. It took me a lifetime to figure that out, but yet it still doesn’t stop me from continuing to be just that. I am also quick to recognize self-critics in others, especially in my clients who are often given my own special diagnosis of “hard on yourself”. I am fortunate because my clients…
Read MoreConnecting through Change
Why would someone go to therapy? Because of significant traumas, severe depression, a personality disorder (borderline, bipolar, schizophrenia)? Or because of debilitating anxiety and panic attacks? Perhaps it is more of a feeling of being stressed and overwhelmed, or a little sad and not sure why. Maybe it’s grief or figuring out a big decision or developing executive functioning…
Read MoreConnecting with your Inner Voice
You know that voice I am talking about. The one that never blames, criticizes and guilts… anyone but yourself. Oftentimes when I talk with clients about their inner voice, tears come immediately. Whether they are fifteen or fifty, they know exactly what I am talking about. Their harsh critic. Their unforgiving words. Their denial of…
Read MoreConnecting Without Regrets
Three years ago I lost someone close to me to cancer. Jenna was my friend of 20 years and also my sister in law. I came back from her funeral and looked at my week ahead. I had more clients that week than ever, and as much as I love (LOVE!) what I do, I…
Read MoreConnecting Bluntly
“You’ve gained some weight. Is everything OK?” “I saw your son’s name in the paper for a DUI. How is he doing?” “Your son told mine that his dad has a bad temper. I thought you should know that.” “You lost a lot of weight and look different. How are you?” “I heard you have…
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