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What's your net worth
(I'm trying to leave the title like that. Like how the kids text. No punctuation at the end. Why? Just a lil personal challenge. As (briefly) a former copyeditor, it does cause me some agita. Ok now but please don't judge my writing like 'she's a former copyeditor?!' Well, you still use punctuation like it's 2007, so pot, kettle etcetera. ) Hey you. Yeah, you, contemplating 2026. How do you define your worth? (Ha, whew, question marks.) Recently I heard a very wise, generous

Ann Farrar
Dec 31, 20252 min read


It feels really scary to me too. - Your Therapist.
I would guess that very few Nazis and very few of Trump's allies have participated in psychotherapy. They don't want to understand themselv

Ann Farrar
Feb 8, 20252 min read


My Cliffs Notes to a stabilizing way forward
A client this morning, inauguration day, told me she felt like no one was in charge. Like bad guys are just going to run the country now...

Ann Farrar
Jan 20, 20254 min read


How do we live in a country that feels...sinister at best?
I work with people who are devastated post-election. My clients and I are in this grief together.

Ann Farrar
Nov 15, 20244 min read


anger part 2
So like but how is the rage of women different than men's anger? The sources. Soraya Chemaly, who wrote about women's unique anger in her...

Ann Farrar
Aug 9, 20243 min read


women + rage
When we do not put our primary emotional energy into solving our own problems, we take on other people’s problems as our own.

Ann Farrar
Jul 7, 20244 min read


Getting un- depressed
Rumination is killer. Chewing on feelings and upsetting situations in you mind- over and over and over. You need to take action.

Ann Farrar
May 5, 20245 min read


Do you believe the children are our future?
Whitney did. I kind of feel like maybe she's right and we should teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they...

Ann Farrar
Apr 3, 20243 min read


What is burnout? And more importantly how do I get a new wick?
Hey. How you doing, friend? Burned out, you say? You're feeling exhausted, really negative and resentful, huh? Well, here's all you need...

Ann Farrar
Feb 25, 20243 min read


Calm down, miss.
You snapped at your kid and slammed doors and called them terrible things under your breath. God. Did they hear you? Have you ruined their

Ann Farrar
Feb 5, 20242 min read


January is depressing.
Have you ever noticed that? Some people I work with have hit the doldrums and yet some are using this quiet boring grey season to get...

Ann Farrar
Jan 27, 20243 min read


New habits in the new year
You want to start tackling a goal in the new year? Or several? Both new and old? Great. Let's do this. Whether it's Dry January or better...

Ann Farrar
Dec 30, 20232 min read


Why can't I make decisions?
You have a little quirk and it's losing it's charm. "I'm terrible at making decisions!" you say, with your online shopping cart changing...

Ann Farrar
Nov 23, 20202 min read
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