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03/08/2023

Who Are You?

I have lost count of the times I have heard clients and friends tell me, “It feels like I don’t know who I am”. And it takes me back to when I was asking myself t

12/12/2018

Mental Hygiene: Structured Journal Practice (A.V.I.D.)

Background and Overview

This journal structure is designed with very specific instructions to accomplish a very specific outcome. Simply put, the specific outcome is to DO something that reo

12/07/2018

Do you floss your mind daily?

You guessed it.  This article is all about mental hygiene.  What it is, why we need to do it, and just a few ways that not attending to the health of our mind can contribute in huge ways to chronic

11/28/2018

The holidays’ mixed bag of….

No doubt you’ve heard cracks made about the stress of the holidays. From the shopping insanity to the debates of ‘whose house do we spend how much time at this year, from the turkey and football to th

11/24/2018

Managing the Stress of Holidays

Relationships can be stressed and stretched thin amidst the hustle and bustle of the holidays.  Competing demands from family, friends, and work  take their toll, depleting our resources as we try t

04/13/2017

Life Lessons from Nighttime Parenting

As a parent, I have long been aware of what I consider the only “rule” for great parenting: as soon as I think I have figured out how to be a good parent for my child, he is going to change, grow, or

03/23/2017

Vulnerability & Choice: Your deepest source of power

We all have a story about feeling vulnerable. For many, the experience of vulnerability conjures a great deal of fear (even terror), and a history of avoiding situations, conversations, and interactio

03/16/2017

Being Gentle, Being Slow

I was reminded again this morning of these words that have served me so well in the past, yet are so easy to forget: “Being gentle, being slow.”  In our fast-paced world it can sure seem that everyon

03/02/2017

Find Compassion Today

Finding compassion,
The Journey belongs to no one.
I come home to now.

This haiku came to me as I was sitting with my morning coffee today. And as I repeated it with each breath

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