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 ‘sensitive’ but when they describe their experience it connects with qualities of one with a sensitive nature. It is something I am familiar with because [...]
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 and spirit. We cannot prevent all stress, so we must learn how to minimize it and fight the negative effects of it as best as [...]
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 misunderstanding is that some of us have experienced lengthened suffering from unrecognized or incomplete grief. We cannot recover from the symptoms of Grief if we [...]
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 to find out how he is. On-line I found the usual links: “Find Tom Irwin* on LinkedIn,” “6 Tom Irwin’s on Facebook,” “15 Tom Irwin’s [...]
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, on social issues, and in our churches. This exacerbates the stress many experience on a regular basis in the workplace and in our personal relationships. [...]
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 aspire [and]….the salvation of man is through love and in love,” and Teilhard de Chardin is quoted (2019): “Someday…we will master for God the energies [...]