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Unfriend Your Friend
Friendship has been on my mind a lot lately. I have been networking like a fiend to increase my social network and bring business in the door. New friendships are forging at the same time that old friendships are shifting and falling away. The topic of unfriending came to mind last week when I was…
Read MoreLet it Begin With Me
Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXFeeJ6LSMc&list=RDvXFeeJ6LSMc Ah this song. So Angelic it almost feels likeit lifts you up to the clouds just by listening. The other day I was speaking with a client about the saying “Let it Begin with Me.” It has always felt like such a…
Read MoreBring Faith into Action
Faith is a funny topic. So many people attach to their particular belief system as a part of their identity. We all want something that will save us. We are all just looking for some relief from our pain. The concept of a deity or savoir watching over and protecting us feels very safe and…
Read MoreMaking Peace with the Battle Within
Making peace with the battle within today is going to be a challenge for most of us! Why you ask? Well because it’s a full moon and lunar eclipse silly. This means it is a bit CRAY CRAY all over the place! Oddly, this full moon is called a “snow moon.” Odd because we just had…
Read MoreWhere Love Lies, Fear Has No Place
Where Love Lies, Fear Has No Place. The concept of fear and love have been on my mind A LOT lately. In our last chat It Is What It Is: The Art of Letting Go we talked about grief, loss, and the process of letting go. I shared about my challenges in moving through grief of the…
Read MoreIt Is What It Is: The Art of Letting Go
It is What It Is. And yet it has taken me some time to be able to chat with you about it. I have chatted with many and received much love. But there has been something about talking to you all that has had me choked up. I have had many thoughts of how…
Read MoreFinding Strength in Uncomfortable Places
Finding strength in uncomfortable places is my life’s work as a therapist and human. When I am sitting with clients, it is often the case that I come across having discussions about dealing with that which is uncomfortable. It is very rare that I come across people who come to this easily. AND I SO…
Read MoreStripped Bare and Resilient
These trees along my walk the other day reminded me of myself. Naked. Stripped bare. Beautiful. Resilient. Waiting. Waiting for the next step to occur. Winter is coming. Or maybe it’s already here. It feels like we are all on the brink of something. Something big. Yes there will probably be a rough going winter…
Read MoreEverything that Dies Someday Comes Back
To complete the line it goes “Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty, and meet me tonight in Atlantic City.” Any Bruce fan can sing that in their sleep. And here’s the Boss to tell you about it himself…. I saw this sign a few weeks ago in front of a…
Read MoreBecoming Mentally Strong
Recently I came across this TED talk by Amy Morin and it struck a cord in me; both on a professional and personal level. Lately I have been working on building programming around bolstering resilience for others at the same time that I have been going through a sort of resiliency training boot camp myself.…
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