by Dana Basu, PsyD | Jan 28, 2021 | Marriage, Parent Mental Health, Relationships
Intercultural Relationships: Navigating Different Perspectives Navigating differences in relationships are challenging for all of us, but this is especially true in intercultural relationships. Why do we seem to have so many differences in our assumptions? And what...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Jan 27, 2021 | Anger, Attachment, Depression, Relationships
I Yelled At My Child… Now What? So, you yelled at your child. Guess what? You’re not alone. In fact, I’ve never met a parent who hasn’t lost their cool and yelled, at least a few times. The reality is that parents are human, and humans act...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Nov 14, 2020 | Parent Mental Health, Relationships
My husband and I got into it a few weeks ago… and it wasn’t pretty. Lots of yelling. Lots of anger. Lots of death glares. It was an explosion of emotion. This kind of conflict doesn’t happen very often for us. No doubt we have more than our fair share of bickering,...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Sep 13, 2019 | Parent Mental Health, Relationships
Most of us, when we think back to our childhoods, have memories of just being a kid. And accordingly, our attention was focused on “important” things like should I wear my hypercolor shirt or my Bum Equipment shirt today? Should I play 4 square or kickball at recess?...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Mar 15, 2019 | Mental Health Basics, Parent Mental Health, Relationships
“What in the hell are you doing?” I hear a little voice in my head saying as I watch my husband Avi thump our sleepy nephew on the back over and over again. I decide to edit out the “hell” part, but move forward with the inquiry regarding his current behavior. “I’m...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Nov 6, 2018 | Coping, Parent Mental Health, Relationships
When my husband Avi and I got married, we were both a bit surprised at how smoothly we transitioned from dating into marriage. I guess I expected it to feel different, although I don’t know why. But somewhere in my mind I equated marriage with challenge (read into...
