Posts by Sonya Rencevicz, LCSW

Recently I spent one on one time with three friends over the course of a long weekend. While I can’t share the details of the conversations I had with each of them, I can tell you the follow up texts I received were very similar: “Sorry to burden you with this!”, “Sorry I’m downloading all…

Hiking in the park after a recent snow storm, one often comes upon tracks or footprints in the snow made by different critters. Birds, mice and chipmunks weigh only a few ounces and leave their skittering paw prints along the surface as they search for food. Deer create paths that cut across man made paths…

What do you think of when you hear the word endurance? Most people conjure up an image of marathon runners, people surviving in war torn countries or those who are battling a long term illness. We tend to think of endurance for the really tough, unusual life challenges that push us to our limits. Yet…

I recently read an article about what has been called Impostor Syndrome. This refers to the feeling many individuals have that their success is attributed to luck rather than knowledge or skill. Studies reveal this feeling is present in people from every background working in every field. They walk around every day with shame, fearing…

Imagine this:Your life is a movie and you, the director, have the opportunity to reshoot the scenes in your life.What scenes would you choose? Which events in your life do you wish you could “cut” and “retake”? Do you find yourself choosing to erase mistakes, missed opportunities or decisions you later regretted? Have there been…