Choosing Kind Responses In the Midst of Differences
When we have high anxiety, we often become the worst version of ourselves, and likewise…
Releasing Trauma through Self-Care
About 10 years ago I went to see a therapist, because I had been working…
Finding Balance between Grief and Life During Covid-19
I originally wrote this article for a monthly newspaper here in Chattanooga, Tennessee called the…
Learning to See our Two Wolves
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, once said, “You are perfect, you…
Finding Balance: Through Work, Love, Play & Rest
The time in my life when I experienced the closest balance between work, love, play…
Ways to Release the Pain and Grief of Living
It is amazing how often as a therapist I hear people apologize for their tears.…
Setting Limits with the Holidays
The Christmas song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is often played during…
Moving from Loneliness to Life
Many years ago I met with a dying patient, whose name I have changed to Jack. Jack’s doctor told…
Into-Me-See: The Pathway to Intimacy & Connection
When I was completing my supervision hours to become a licensed therapist, one of the…