Karen Lehman, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist

11/26/2025

The New York Times asked people, using only 6 words, to share their gratitude. Here are my favorites-

Thankful
The way my toddler says potstickers.
Did scary things. Didn’t die. Encouraging.
My backyard garden that feeds us.
The cold side of the pillow.
We celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary.
I’m grateful for being fired.

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The joy of a wedding dance.
New beginnings and a playful Chihuahua.
The crow that brings me rubbish.
A July day at Wrigley Field.
My little orange cat, Cinnamon.
America’s compassion finding its voice.

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Only momentarily a widow. Defibrillators rock!
Sun on snow, white diamonds glistening.
First house, fresh paint. Goodbye, gray!
Family, sobriety, heavy metal, Cheddar cheese.
Sun rising. Moon setting. Another day.
It won’t always be like this.

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A man I melt into nightly.
I’m grateful for Spam. Comfort food.
Hummingbirds. Photocorynus. Clouds. P**a. Haiku. Sprites.
Sunny deck, soaring birds, hot coffee.
Love, enough money, health, moist turkey.
My one wild and precious life.

11/08/2025

What I’m listening to right now. A deep science-based dive on women’s s*xuality throughout the lifespan.

Podcast Episode · The Peter Attia Drive · 11/03/2025 · 1h 52m

10/02/2025

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04/18/2025

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01/13/2025

The Los Angeles County Psychological Association has a good list of resources on their Disaster Response page -

Links to free crisis counseling, free houses, and ways to donate to help those individuals and businesses impacted by the fires.

https://lacpa.memberclicks.net/2025-wildfires?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2fq2R4WPj4NQ8gdeyHeWgNcNRq_fHINxCWqmCRI3xSezCayYexCaUo5zs_aem_WcZR_8fU8go7GmPFVPJvjQ

In response to the California wildfires, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help children, families, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. Resources include:

01/09/2025

Ways to help people impacted by LA fires. This article has links to a number of local resources and national resources providing direct assistance.

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

12/04/2024

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12/03/2024

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09/25/2024

As a couple's therapist, I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast, and think that YOU might too! International Expert on relationships and Sexuality, Esther Perel, talks with Dr. Huberman about trust, curiosity, forgiveness, goals of s*x, attachment, and how all of these things impact our relationships. Well worth a listen! Enjoy!

In this episode, my guest is Esther Perel, a world-renowned psychotherapist, relationship expert, and bestselling author.

04/18/2024

Congratulations Ashleigh Taylor Henning and BRAVO for celebrating the beauty and power of women over 50!!!!

Photographer Ashleigh Taylor will show 50 portraits of women over 50 this Saturday in what she calls a “celebration of women and their life journeys” at the Pura Luna Apothecary.

03/28/2024

Some morning inspiration from Jon Yuen related to your wellness

Here are just a couple of things that take no more than ten minutes, that all positively impact your health and fitness:

do 2-3 sets of an exercise
do 2-3 sets of two exercises (supersets)
learn a new dance move
practice a new skill, like juggling, whistling, or how to do a cartwheel
my personal favorite -- The Three-Body Solution:
hang from something for ~1 minute
sit in a squat for ~1 minute
crawl or stay on all fours for ~1 minute
train your grip and forearm by sticking your hand into a bucket of rice and moving it around
move each of your joints (5-10 circles should do)
stretch your ankles
balance on one foot
eat a fruit
find a new, healthy recipe to try out
consider if you have any goals that don't serve you anymore
sit down, do nothing, and be okay with it
write 5 good sentences on how you feel
delete the apps you don't use
unfollow 10 profiles (or more) on social media that don't contribute to your life in a positive way
unsubscribe from the newsletters you don't read
stare at the sky
pet a cat/dog
It's true, time flies.

The good news is that you're the pilot.

01/13/2023

Clutter. Overwhelm. Depression rooms. The struggle is real!!!! My clients often bring up these concerns.

It’s hard to feel good, relaxed, productive, motivated when you’re surrounded by clutter and messiness! .

How do we tackle these very real problems? With so many methods to de clutter being offered, that can become overwhelming too!

What if we broke down our messes into only 5 categories and tackle just one thing at a time.

Watch this great short video to discover a new, realistic and helpful de clutter strategy!!!.

The OG video of my 5-things tidying method! Follow me and we’ll make cleaning less overwhelming 💜