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Ren
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Let's Talk about Emotions: Grief
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...
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Let's Talk About Emotions: ANGER
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...
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Let's Talk About Emotions: Overwhelm
I am feeling overwhelmed lately. When I feel overwhelmed, I start to forget things like returning messages to people I care about. I may...
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Ren
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Let's Talk About Emotions: Guilt
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...
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Let's Talk About Emotions: Regret
Regret is the feeling that if we would have chosen another path, things would have turned out differently. When I say differently, I mean...
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Let's Talk About Emotions: Shame
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,...
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Let's Talk About Emotions: Fear and Worry
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...
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Walking the Path to Forgiveness
Writing about emotions and therapeutic concepts is coming fairly easily to me which is why I decided to choose a topic that feels...
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Ren
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Shift Your Mental Space and Find the Good in the Bad
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...
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Connect to the Authentic You
“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...
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Easy Ideas For Creating AM and PM Routines
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...
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Practicing Patience
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,...
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Ren
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I Want to Meditate. Now What?
“Meditation is easier than you think,” Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche says, “You can meditate anywhere any time under any circumstances. It is...
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Ren
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Let's Talk about Emotions: Envy vs. Jealousy
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...
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Let's Talk About Emotions: Sadness
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...
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Ren
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Easy Chakra Meditation
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...
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Ren
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Skill Building: Shifting Your Thoughts
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...
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Let's Talk About Behaviors: Speaking Needs in Relationships
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...
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7 Steps to Begin Shadow Work
I have always been fascinated by patterns; board game puzzles, word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, people puzzles. I like to step back and...
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