Posts by Lynn Zakeri
Connecting Considerately
Connecting Considerately IF dyad is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as pair; specifically, two individuals (such as husband and wife) maintaining a sociologically significant relationship, THEN, are you (choose as many as apply): 1. Part of a dyad2. Previously part of a dyad3. Hoping to be part of a dyad4. Unhappy in your dyad5. Fulfilled in…
Read MoreConnecting in 2024
What is your word? I chose mine for a few reasons.
Read MoreConnecting Over Books (2)
There’s a lot of information out there. Some of it is right, some of it is sort of right, and some of it is not just wrong, but dangerous. This article explores what we have been seeing in our office with self-diagnosing and not just self-diagnosing, but identifying, and even more deliberately celebrating, with a…
Read MoreConnecting with Love and Happiness
Love… It is such a short word that requires a rich vocabulary. In the book The Art of Loving, Erich Fromm discusses how the practice of this “art” is highly personal and not a goal with steps He talks about the need for discipline, concentration, patience, supreme concern, and that you also need to be…
Read MoreConnecting Through Communication
Back to school… This time of year is a relief for some and a dread for others. I never put a feeling to it before I dropped my oldest at college, and now it comes with all sorts of emotions. As I think about school, I am thinking about all that our kids, however old…
Read MoreConnecting with Men
Another month/season is flying past us! Each one brings everyone new challenges. Lately, we’ve seen adult men-both single and in family relationships- facing the challenges of post-Covid life. According to a May article in the New York Times “traditional” male characteristics of stoicism, competitiveness, and aggressiveness, for example, may be what’s creating the phenomena of…
Read MoreConnecting Anew
Are you one of “those” people who say sorry and move on? In my work, I have noticed the different styles and when it comes to saying the words “I’m Sorry”, there are certainly types. There’s even a love language version of apologies. Apologies are complicated because it’s not just about you. Many of us…
Read MoreConnecting over Connections
Insights and Connections and Strategies and Hope… What brings you to Love? Joy? …Peace? Some important messages have resonated in 2023 so far and perhaps they resonate with you too. Who are you and can you change? Should you change? Do you want to change? Are you capable of change? Try not to answer this…
Read MoreConnecting in Slower Motion
It’s 2023 I think I was projecting when I gave my quotes to Today.com for New Year’s Resolutions. There are a lot of suggestions I made for this article that I had been saying to myself lately (among them, I suggest the three key strategies to mental health, reframing friendships, and a reminder to all…
Read MoreConnecting… With the Secret Sauce (and my Award Ceremony)
My husband sent me an article recently, a short read by Brena© Brown. He knows I co-led Rising Strong and Daring Bravely groups of hers, and she often talks about the same topics I talk about with clients in therapy. I read itimmediately, then sent it to a few clients I hoped it would resonate…
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