Author: Tzipora Shub,

November 24th, 2016

Omission, Commission, and a New Mission             I recently got together with a friend who has a 6-year-old daughter the same age as mine. As we watched the little girls play I commented on how nice little Sara’s* American girl doll was. My friend smiled wryly, “It’s a gift from my mother. Trust me, I’d never buy such an expensive doll. You see, when my mother was l …
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Author: Tzipora Shub,

November 24th, 2016

My Youngest Supervisor As a therapist; I’m always looking to grow. This means reading books, attending trainings, and engaging in clinical supervision and case consultations. As a mother; my hands are full, both literally and figuratively. This means washing dishes, changing diapers, sitting on the floor playing games, and of course multitasking. The newest form of multitasking I have come up with is one that combines these two roles. For I …
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Author: Tzipora Shub,

November 24th, 2016

I wonder what you’re thinking when you read the title of this blog. That I care too much about whether or not you like my blog? That I am too obviously seeking approval? Or, possibly, that you understand me because you’ve written things before and have also hoped that people would like them? I believe there is a universal vulnerability that is part and parcel of the human condition. We all struggle sometimes with feeling nervous, inse …
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