By: Jennifer Klesman, LCSW Spoon Theory, a term coined by Christine Miserandino in 2003, is the mentality that every day we only have so much energy. Miserandino had to describe what it was like to have Lupus and so she came up with the concept that every day we only have so many “spoons” of energy. She illustrated her point by laying out the spoons in a diner and described that each spoon was energy for a task throughout the day. Miserandino explained that when a person is

By: Julie Raymond, LCPC Disclaimer: *Although this article will discuss women and fat talk, it should be noted that men are no exception to this cultural norm and are also impacted by society's pressure to obtain the ideal body. Who engages in fat talk? Recent findings have reported that 93% of women engage in fat talk. As disheartening as this is, it is probably not surprising to anyone. This statistic not only tells us about where we culturally stand with regards to our rel

By: Jennifer Klesman, LCSW In my 20s I discovered Sex and the City, the HBO show about four single women in their 30s and 40s living it up and looking for love in New York City. It was a very real show that addressed sex and dating in a bold and fresh way that hadn’t been done in the 90s; for example, it was one of the first TV shows ever to have an episode about a sex toy. I was a fan of the show, owned the DVDs, and even had a shirt that said, “I’m a Samantha”, because who