Embracing Sensitivity A good thing… despite popular belief
I have been doing some observing and reading about being sensitive. It seems that many of the people who come in for counseling find themselves in this category. They may not use the word [...]
Stress Management Is Possible
In addressing the topic of Stress; I always like to start by pointing out the obvious. If you don’t manage stress, it will manage you. Stress is crafty; it takes over your body, mind [...]
Understanding Grief and Loss History
Grief is usually thought of as a response to the loss of a loved one through death. Many people are unaware of the many kinds of losses that evoke grief. The result of this [...]
Tom
Today, on a whim, I went on-line to see if I could find anything about Tom, one of my closest friends from graduate school. I don’t have current contact information for him and I wanted [...]
Healing from the Wounds of Division- A Different Perspective
I have been reflecting quite a bit about an increased dividedness I have observed and felt over the last couple of years. It is happening globally, nationally and locally. It is happening in politics, [...]
Loving Ourselves And Others
Happy February - the month of LOVE. What is the meaning of Love? Viktor Frankl in MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING (1984), proclaimed “…that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can [...]
Resolution or Revolution?
During the month of January, so many of us embark upon new habits of self-care and wellness in the spirit of the well-known “New Year’s Resolution.” These resolutions may range from new physical fitness and [...]
The Journey of Change One Step at a Time
“How long will I be in counseling?” This is a question that is often asked when someone is starting in therapy. It is a tough one to answer. The short answer is that [...]
Be Thou My Vision
We often do not know what other people are experiencing. And I do not mean just what they are thinking cognitively, or feeling emotionally, I mean, we literally do not know what they see, what [...]
A Soapbox Worth Standing On
Having come to learn more about our “Corrections” system (in quotations by purpose) than I ever would care to; I have also come to know that some of the things that were negative assumptions of [...]