Published Articles

Professional Journals
What a Difference Motherhood Makes. Psychotherapy Networker, March/April, 2007.

Motherhood as a Clinical Factor. SF Psychological Association Journal, October, 2002

When Motherhood Is Bad for Your Health: Depleted Mother Syndrome. San Francisco Medical Society Journal. September, 2000. First author.

National Magazines
This Is Your Brain on Dharma. Inquiring Mind, Fall, 2007

Mothers Need Nurturing, New Beginnings [journal of the LaLeche League,] March-April, 2006

ePregnancy Magazine, 2003, regular column

Major Internet Sites
Guest expert at Mothering.com

100+ articles posted at NurtureMom.com

Weekly column appeared on the SheKnows group of sites, 750,000+ unique visitors/month.

Various articles have also been posted on additional major sites including iParenting, CrossWalk.

Parenting Newsletters and Websites
Monthly columns appearing in hundreds of family-related newsletters and websites, since 1993. For selected articles, see below:

Disciplining adolescents. Family News. December, 2006.

Acne update. Family News. September, 2006.

Dealing with your anger. Family News. July, 2006.

Ten reasons to take good care of a mother. Family News. June, 2006.

Keys to building character in kids. April, 2006.

Don’t be annoying — and other rules for raising teenagers. Family News. February, 2006.

Nutritional treatment of child mood problems. Family News. October, 2005.

Using the will. Family News. August, 2005.

Taking in. Family News. June, 2005.

Insight. Family News. April, 2005.

Letting go. Family News. February, 2005.

Self-awareness. Family News. January, 2005.

Essential inner skills for kids and parents. Family News. December, 2004.

Giving kids alternatives. Family News. Family News. November, 2004.

The most important thing for children. Family News. October, 2004.

Getting a father to help more with baby. Family News. September, 2004.

Solving teenage acne. Family News. August, 2004.

Increasing empathy with your partner. Family News. July, 2004.

Exercise for busy parents. Family News. June, 2004.

Super nutrients for mothers. Family News. May, 2004.

Dealing with the relatives — his and hers. Family News. April, 2004.

Helping kids get the most out of school, part 1. Family News. March, 2004.

Helping kids get the most out of school, part 2. Family News. February, 2004.

Depleted mother syndrome –What you can do about it. Family News. January, 2004.

Depleted mother syndrome — New perspectives. Family News. December, 2003.

Caring for inattention, restlessness, and impulsive behavior. Family News. October, 2003.
When kids are distractible or hyper. Family News. September, 2003.

Getting enough sleep. Family News. August, 2003.

Sex after children. Family News. July, 2003.

Dealing with summertime stress. Family News. June, 2003.

Partners in pregnancy. Family News. May, 2003.

Optimizing a child’s health. Family News. April, 2003.

Teaching kids psychological skills. Family News. March, 2003.

Working with challenging child temperaments. Family News. February, 2003.

The real gift of parenting. Family News. December, 2002.

Excerpts from Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships. Family News. April, 2002 to November, 2002.

Time to nurture mothers. Family News. March, 2002.

What a mom can do. Family News. February, 2002.

What a dad can do. Family News. January, 2002.

Holistic approaches for ear infections. Family News. December, 2001.

Boosting your immune system, part 2. Family News. November, 2001.

Boosting your immune system, part 1. Family News. October, 2001.

The family medicine chest. Family News. September, 2001.

Intervene early and decisively. Family News. August, 2001.

Prevent needless conflicts with kids. Family News. July, 2001.

Attracting kids to the positive. Family News. June, 2001.

Principled parental power. Family News. May, 2001.

Low-stress discipline. Family News. April, 2001.

Good nutrition for a mother, Part 2. Family News. March, 2001.

Good nutrition for a mother, Part 1. Family News. February, 2001.

Ancient wisdom for mothers, Part 2. Family News. January, 2001.

Ancient wisdom for mothers, Part 1. Family News. January, 2001.

Drawing men into fatherhood. Family News. November, 2000.

Translating mom-speak and dad-speak, Part 2. Family News. October, 2000.

Translating mom-speak and dad-speak, Part 1. Family News. September, 2000.

Cooperating about money. Family News. August, 2000.

Sharing the load. Family News. July, 2000.

Parenting from the same page. Family News. June, 2000.

Parents are negotiators. Family News. May, 2000.

Getting real with your partner. Family News. April, 2000.

Good communication between parents. Family News. March, 2000.

Empathy. Family News. February, 2000.

A civil tongue. Family News. January, 2000.

How to be good partners in parenting. Family News. December, 1999.

Physical boosts for a child’s mood and behavior. Family News. November, 1999.

Psychological boosts for a child’s mood. Family News. October, 1999.

The hormones of motherhood. Family News. September, 1999.

Good nutrition for a good mood. Family News. August, 1999.

On the stomach of a parent. Family News. July, 1999.

Owning gratitude. Journeys. Summer, 1999.

Releasing negative emotions. Family News. June, 1999.

The psychology of lifting your mood. Family News. May, 1999.

Natural boosts for a parent’s mood. Family News. April, 1999.

Lifting one’s mood. Family News. March, 1999.

A mother’s resources. Family News. February, 1999.

A mother’s vulnerabilities. Family News. January, 1999.

A mother’s stresses. Family News. December, 1998.

A mother’s outpouring. Family News. November, 1998.

How one mother became depleted — and what she did about it. Family News. October, 1998.

How a mother gets depleted. Family News. September, 1998.

Defining Replenishing a Mother. Family News. August, 1998.

A slippery slope of depletion. Family News. July, 1998.

What happens when a mother gets depleted. Family News. June, 1998.

Nurturing a depleted mother. Family News. May, 1998.

The comforts of support. Family News. April, 1998.

Comfort for parents. Family News. March, 1998.

The comforts of being. Family News. February, 1998.

Comfort for parents. Family News. January, 1998.

When parenting pulls you apart. Family News. December, 1997.

Breakdowns in parental teamwork. Family News. November, 1997.

Moms and dads are different. Family News. October, 1997.

Parental stress and depletion. Family News. September, 1997.

The empty village. Family News. August, 1997.

The crucial context of childrearing. Family News. July, 1997.

The family is the second womb. Family News. June, 1997.

Take comfort — Part 2. Family News. May, 1997.

Take comfort — Part 1. Family News. April, 1997.

Effective problem-solving with teenagers. Family News. March, 1997.

Supporting positive motivation with teenagers. Family News. February, 1997.

Preserving intimacy with teenagers. Family News. January, 1997.

Preventing adolescence — well, sort of. Family News. December, 1996.

Problematic outcomes. Family News. November, 1996.

Parenthood is perturbing. Family News. October, 1996.

Inner competence — part two. Family News. September, 1996.

Inner competence. Family News. August, 1996.

Resources for children and parents. Family News. July, 1996.

Falling apart. Family News. June, 1996.

Vulnerabilities of children and parents. Family News. May, 1996.

What hurts children and families. Family News. April, 1996.

The fundamental model of family health. Family News. March, 1996.

Foundations of love. Family News. February, 1996.

Caring for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Marin Family News, November, 1995.

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Marin Family News. October, 1995.

What’s optimal about frustration? Marin Family News. September, 1995.

Letting go. Marin Family News. August, 1995.

Reading child wants. Marin Family News. May, 1995.

Our deepest desires. Marin Family News. April, 1995.

The arc of desire. Marin Family News. March, 1995.

Skillful responses to child wants. Marin Family News. February, 1995.

A child’s wants. Marin Family News. January, 1995.

Where’s dad? Marin Family News. December, 1994.

DMS: Replenishing a Mother — Part 2. Marin Family News. November, 1994.

DMS: Replenishing a Mother — Part 1. Marin Family News. October, 1994.

A father’s story. Marin Family News. August, 1994.

Handling your anger. Marin Family News. June, 1994.

Kids’ fears after Polly Klaas. Marin Family News. May, 1994.

The gift of parenting. Marin Family News. March, 1994.

Purposes in the family. Marin Family News. January, 1994.

Families running on empty. Marin Family News. November, 1993.

Having a life of your own. Marin Family News. September, 1993.

Good parent/good mate. Marin Family News. July, 1993.

Parenting from the same page. Marin Family News. March, 1993.

Restoring love. Marin Family News. January, 1993.

When kids can’t have what they want. Marin Family News. December, 1992.

Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and expert on the impact of toxic narcissism. She is a Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, and also a Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg.

The focus of Dr. Ramani’s clinical, academic, and consultative work is the etiology and impact of narcissism and high-conflict, entitled, antagonistic personality styles on human relationships, mental health, and societal expectations. She has spoken on these issues to clinicians, educators, and researchers around the world.

She is the author of Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist, and Don't You Know Who I Am? How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility. Her work has been featured at SxSW, TEDx, and on a wide range of media platforms including Red Table Talk, the Today Show, Oxygen, Investigation Discovery, and Bravo, and she is a featured expert on the digital media mental health platform MedCircle. Dr. Durvasula’s research on personality disorders has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and she is a Consulting Editor of the scientific journal Behavioral Medicine.

Dr. Stephen Porges is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He is a former president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and has been president of the Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Sciences, which represents approximately twenty-thousand biobehavioral scientists. He’s led a number of other organizations and received a wide variety of professional awards.

In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological states in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders, and has had a major impact on the field of psychology.

Dr. Porges has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers across a wide array of disciplines. He’s also the author of several books including The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation.

Dr. Bruce Perry is the Principal of the Neurosequential Network, Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy, and a Professor (Adjunct) in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and the School of Allied Health at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. From 1993 to 2001 he was the Thomas S. Trammell Research Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of psychiatry at Texas Children's Hospital.

He’s one of the world’s leading experts on the impact of trauma in childhood, and his work on the impact of abuse, neglect, and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs, and policy across the world. His work has been instrumental in describing how traumatic events in childhood change the biology of the brain.

Dr. Perry's most recent book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, was released earlier this year. Dr. Perry is also the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children, and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered. Additionally, he’s authored more than 300 journal articles and book chapters and has been the recipient of a variety of professional awards.

Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith is a child clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma and issues of race. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard and then received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. She performed postdoctoral work at the University of California San Francisco/San Francisco General Hospital. She has combined her love of teaching and advocacy by serving as a professor and by directing mental health programs for children experiencing trauma, homelessness, or foster care.

Dr. Briscoe-Smith is also a senior fellow of Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and is both a professor and the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Wright Institute. She provides consultation and training to nonprofits and schools on how to support trauma-informed practices and cultural accountability.

Sharon Salzberg is a world-renowned teacher and New York Times bestselling author. She is widely considered one of the most influential individuals in bringing mindfulness practices to the West, and co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts alongside Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Sharon has been a student of Dipa Ma, Anagarika Munindra, and Sayadaw U Pandita alongside other masters.

Sharon has authored 10 books, and is the host of the fantastic Metta Hour podcast. She was a contributing editor of Oprah’s O Magazine, had her work featured in Time and on NPR, and contributed to panels alongside the Dalai Lama.

Rick Hanson, PhD is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His books have been published in 29 languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture – with 900,000 copies in English alone. His free newsletters have 215,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial need. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, NPR, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and is the founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves wilderness and taking a break from emails.

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