by Merle | Jul 15, 2020 | Adoption, Childfree Life, Deciding, Environment, Parenting
Have concerns about the environment and COVID-19 affected your thoughts about having a child? As if it hadn’t already been daunting enough to consider parenthood in light of lack of parental paid leave, child care and housing expenses; college debts and...
by Merle | Apr 3, 2020 | Book Reviews
Overcome Isolation. Invite an Author and Her Characters Into Your Home! If you can’t listen to another minute of CNN, or need a break from Zoom screens, an upbeat book could be just what you need. Here is a list I compiled of comfort books. Some are upbeat and...
by Merle | Apr 3, 2020 | Counseling
Dear Clients and Friends, I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well. We are all struggling to balance fear and hope, to find our new normal. Worrying about ourselves and our loved ones, securing food and supplies, working from home, especially with...
by Merle | Jan 13, 2020 | Childfree Life, Counseling, Parenting, Relationships, Single Parenting, Timing
Happy New Year! Welcome to Our Brainstorming Series to Help You Launch 2020. Which of these resonates with you? Click on the one that speaks to you and get started! It’s the New Year and I want to: Finally Decide Whether to Have a Child Launch Our Childfree Life Go...
by Merle | Dec 14, 2019 | Merle in the Media, Parenting, Single Parenting, Timing
What if your dreams of starting a family with your partner were disrupted by a life-threatening diagnosis? Caitlin Gibson, a reporter for The Washington Post wrote a thorough and compassionate article for The Washington Post Magazine, online here, in print on...
