September 21, 2018
As summer winds down and fall begins, there is a lot of talk in the therapy room about how grateful many of my clients are about getting back into a routine. In summer, we often enjoy letting go of our usual routine and schedules a bit and that can be freeing. But when we live […]
February 16, 2018
Are you sick of the word “mindfulness” yet? You’re not alone. The word has become so overused in the media and society in general in the past ten years that it’s in danger of losing meaning altogether. On top of that, the definitions of what exactly mindfulness is vary so widely that it’s just plain […]
June 13, 2017
There are some psychological patterns that come up in nearly every therapy session, with every client, because we ALL experience them. One that tops this list is our tendency to want to push away difficult thoughts and feelings. We don’t want to feel what we feel and often engage in a struggle against our thoughts […]
March 6, 2017
“Meditation is a matter of slow and steady experience. It is not a cure. It is not a set of moral values. It is not a religion. It is a way– a way to be fully present, a way to be genuinely who we are, a way to look deeply at the nature of things, […]
March 3, 2017
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not […]