Rachel A. Foreman, LCSW

06/26/2025

05/15/2024

Very powerful

12/02/2023

‘She sat at the back and they said she was shy,
She led from the front and they hated her pride,
They asked her advice and then questioned her guidance,
They branded her loud, then were shocked by her silence,
When she shared no ambition they said it was sad,
So she told them her dreams and they said she was mad,
They told her they'd listen, then covered their ears,
And gave her a hug while they laughed at her fears,
And she listened to all of it thinking she should,
Be the girl they told her to be best as she could,
But one day she asked what was best for herself,
Instead of trying to please everyone else,
So she walked to the forest and stood with the trees,
She heard the wind whisper and dance with the leaves,
She spoke to the willow, the elm and the pine,
And she told them what she'd been told time after time,
She told them she felt she was never enough,
She was either too little or far far too much,
Too loud or too quiet, too fierce or too weak,
Too wise or too foolish, too bold or too meek,
Then she found a small clearing surrounded by firs,
And she stopped...and she heard what the trees said to her,
And she sat there for hours not wanting to leave,
For the forest said nothing, it just let her breathe.'
(Author: Helmsley) and photo: Howarth Photography

10/09/2023

Amazing parenting advice!

08/25/2023

... along with a feeling of lightness and greater positivity.

06/19/2023

The lessons are hard, but the class can't be avoided.

04/24/2023

Think you understand rapid cycling with bipolar disorder? You probably don't . . . (Listen on your fave player)

02/14/2023

... and why being lovers isn't the steadiest of the three.

02/10/2023

This just happened in my eye doctor’s parking lot. 😕. At least it’s Friday.

01/15/2023

01/08/2023

I love this because I experienced it. My mother had mental illness and was unstable and unpredictable. Life at home was usually chaotic. My father, on the other hand, was my constant. No matter what else was happening at home, I always knew what I would get from him. That simple smile somehow made me feel safe and valued. Don’t underestimate these small interactions with your kids.