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When I decided to write a blog, it was not because I necessarily had anything new to say, though I hope that I have some knowledge and a...

This morning I woke up and felt peaceful. I like to watch the sun rise over the houses across the street. I feel the cool sheets...

I am feeling overwhelmed lately. When I feel overwhelmed, I start to forget things like returning messages to people I care about. I may...

When something happens that I did not anticipate, when the outcome was different or when some one reacts in a way I could not predict, I...

Regret is the feeling that if we would have chosen another path, things would have turned out differently. When I say differently, I mean...

I used to keep things that happened to me a secret. Sometimes it was because I loved and trusted the person who did terrible things,...

If I could name one emotion that presents itself in every client I see it is fear. I admit that I have felt a lot of fear, too. I felt...

Writing about emotions and therapeutic concepts is coming fairly easily to me which is why I decided to choose a topic that feels...

I had a client ask me, “What do you do when bad things happen?” He referenced toxic positivity, something that he said feels prevalent in...

“How’s it going?” we ask one another. “Good,” we say. “Fine! How are you?” I didn’t used to pause before answering. I was aware that the...

As some one who works in a helping profession, I realize how important it is to for me to be mindful of my wellbeing and to take action...

I am not always a patient person. I like doing things that come easily to me or I do not like doing them. Waiting for results, in lines,...

“Meditation is easier than you think,” Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche says, “You can meditate anywhere any time under any circumstances. It is...

When we compare ourselves to others there are only two options: we win or we lose in the comparison. Social media has made it extra easy...

Sadness feels like sinking. A lot of times the sadness starts in my stomach and feels like it’s dropping. I feel a desire to push sadness...

I think about clutter every so often. The clutter in my basement or in my closet. Is there clutter in my brain? Or in my body? It may be...

I started sitting with my thoughts when I got very sick. I guess I did not have much choice as I was sick enough that I could not move or...

One of the things I help with the most is to encourage people to voice needs their relationships. I wonder if many people avoid asking...

I have always been fascinated by patterns; board game puzzles, word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, people puzzles. I like to step back and observe a moment. I seek to find patterns, either ones that are helpful and feel in alignment with honoring the space of others and the situation, or to find patterns that no longer feel workable. It is the latter that I focus on often when doing Shadow Work with others. We ask questions such as “What thoughts do you notice are repeating? What b