What Exactly Is Healing?
Often in my office I will sit across from a client who says to me “I just want to heal”. When we begin to dive into what that means, we...
Freedom in Vulnerability
Sometimes life just seems to throw everything at you all at once. It seems you can’t even catch your breath before the next wave crashes over your head and sends...
Nurturing your Child’s Spirit of Giving
In the mall earlier this week I saw a young boy with someone I assume was his father. The boy was carrying a white envelope with the words “Christmas Money”...
Feeling Bad about Feeling Bad
A client struggling with the deep darkness of depression sat sobbing in front of me. “Sometimes when I am by myself I wish I had cancer.” It took a lot...
Best Version of You
In this line of work I read and recommend a lot of different books covering a variety of different issues. There is one book that I have found myself referring...
Hope Abounds
As I was biking on the cady way trail yesterday I found myself focusing on Easter, on Christ, and on what it all represents. Yes, I know the “Christian” answer...
The Art of Self Care
You’re going to laugh at me, but sometimes the best part of my month is lying on a rickety old table in the back of a nail salon with my...
Following Our Emotions
While speaking with a friend recently about a significant fork in the road she was facing, she described how she wanted to just “do what she wanted” and forget the...
4 Ways to Help your Teen Manage Stress
This week alone I sat with five different teenagers all describing intense anxiety, worrying, stomach problems, and problems sleeping. Upon further exploration it was revealed that most of this worry...
Avoiding the Unavoidable?
What do you do to avoid emotional pain? We all try it from time to time, some of us more successfully than others. Do you busy yourself in work, school?...