Donna M. Ritz, LCSW

12/08/2023

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07/19/2021

What I Was Doing When I Should Have Been Blogging

What I Was Doing When I Should Have Been Blogging July 19, 2021 Donna Ritz A year ago, I used to write routinely. Most days I would wake up, grab a cup of coffee, sit down at my computer and write for about an hour or so.  If you would have asked me back then, I would have said that writing was an ...

06/20/2020

Love Trumps Hate

Love Trumps Hate June 20, 2020 Donna Ritz “How dare you!!! How dare you make me the subject of your personal blog?!” This from a friend I did NOT write about on my blog. She was referring to a piece I wrote recently called Hate Wins. The piece is about a particularly upsetting experience that Hu...

06/11/2020

Every couple of weeks, Hubs and I meet for “Happy Hour” with four long-time friends. Frankly, the hour is not that happy. Mostly, we spend the hour talking about the pandemic, politics, and, more recently racism. This past week I said that I couldn’t take it anymore. I made the request that we...

06/02/2020

“Is there any way you have space today for an emergency phone call?” This frantic text came from a young woman with whom I have worked for years. Gwendylin, Dylin for short, is not prone to emergencies, so I made space for her immediately. “Kevin and I are having a friendship break-up! He sent...

05/28/2020

These days I find it takes twice as long to do half as much because we use all of our energy trying to just get through the day. I keep saying this over and over because the truth of this assertion continues to blindside me when I least expect it. And, this seems true across the board, or at least,

05/22/2020

[Editor’s note: Today would have been my friend Dor’s 65th birthday. She passed away in March, just after NJ started sheltering in place, so her death was eclipsed by the pandemic. Today, in her honor, I am posting this piece. I am eternally grateful to her for insisting I could garden. Turns ou...

04/01/2020

Social Distancing During Covid-19 April 1, 2020 Donna Ritz More times than I can count in a week, people are asking me how I am “doing it.” How am I managing my day? What am I doing to get through each day? What do I think the weeks ahead will bring? Obviously, I have no idea how to answer the l...

03/29/2020

Excellent explanation.

I know you parents are having a hard time with your teens. It’s important to remember that there is lots going on under the surface for them right now - try compassion and curiosity ❤️