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Starting this fall, I will be discussing "Ask Dr. Barb" at a variety of public appearances. I have planned talks with religious and community organizations as well as with patrons of local libraries. These informal sessions will give the public an opportunity to learn more about the book as well as to ask general questions in an open forum to address mental health concerns Check back to my Newsletter for dates of upcoming discussions. Please use my Contact Page to get in tou

Last spring, my granddaughter Aubrey, an art major at Rutgers University, completed this portrait of me as a class project. The painting shown was considered for the cover of "Ask Dr. Barb, but what proved to be more effective was taking the flowers that surrounded my painted image and using them as a border for my book. The inclusion of her original artwork on the cover makes the book project even more precious as a reflection of family involvement.

Dr. Barb and her husband Bob In December 2025, my husband and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary. It seems like only yesterday, as a young bride, how excited I felt as the wedding day drew closer. Now as I look back, I realize that I was focusing too much on the walk down the aisle. I had no realistic thought about the longer walk ahead, the successes and challenges we were to experience together, the journey through life itself. The first year or two out of the 60 per