Beth Proudfoot, LMFT

Here's the second video in this series. :-)

Word has gotten out about this tradition, which I started during my own divorce. So many people have asked me to say more about it! So, I created this video ...

Collaborative divorce is all about having a great team.

For me, it's all about the kids.

One helpful way to look at stress is to think of it as a buildup in your body of the chemicals your brain puts out every time you have to make a decision or ...

Are you afraid your ex will hide assets or use other tricks to cheat you out of your share of your community property? If so, you're not alone! Most people e...

I see the destructive cycle of shame almost every day as a child therapist. Example: One of my young clients was traumatized by a bullying incident at school...

Every time you have to make a decision, or experience a strong feeling, your brain sends out "stress hormones" to the rest of your body. Recent research is s...

So, I went zip-lining in the redwoods recently. Imagine me with hands on hips, like a cowboy in chaps, cooling surveying the toe of my boot with a frown, whi...

Children can be quite resilience. After a major change or loss, though, they need time and space to play and rebuild. About a year ago, I added low-temp glue...

So, you blew it. You made a mistake which has deeply hurt someone you once loved. There were all kinds of good reasons why you did what you did, but…all of t...

Even small betrayals are felt deep in the soul. Big betrayals, betrayals by the people we care the most about or are the most committed to, can be soul-shatt...

I visited my doctor recently, and she shared with me her frustration about the new regulations requiring doctors to keep electronic records. “It adds at leas...

We don’t have a good way of explaining death to children in our culture anymore. We don’t talk about death. We try to pretend that it never happens. Until it...

The yoga guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar describes life’s journey as a bus ride. We don’t get a group ticket. Each of us has our own point of origin and our own de...