Posts Tagged ‘resilience’
Taking Life Step by Step
Summer begins to fade into Fall here in New England and the leaves are already beginning to turn. Life continues to churn on. Summer fresh salads turn to slow cooked stews. Light clothing is replaced by warm snuggles and what later seems like layers upon layers upon layers of warmth. On my way to visit…
Read MoreBuilding Resilience
Resilience…one of my favorite topics to speak about. This morning I stepped out into what felt like extreme cold with my mind going “WTF?!” As I scraped the ice off my windshield a voice inside my head said several other four letter words that were part of the familiar narrative that my mind creates about…
Read MoreNever Give Up
Never Give Up. Recently I came across this statement when making a Vision board with a friend a couple weeks ago. It was SO MUCH FUN picking colors, images and statements that make you go YES! Once I saw this slogan and know that it had to take center stage for obvious reasons. We ALL have…
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 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…
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