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Seasonal Affective Disorder
It’s that depressing time of year again… The heats been over for a little while, it’s cloudy, it’s rainy, it’s well, depressing, and to top it all off, we won’t see another sunset after 7pm until March! That is a lot of…
Change Can Be A Rollercoaster
Change, it’s sort of like a rollercoaster, isn’t it? It can be exciting and scary all at the same time. We don’t always know where the next twist or turn is going to take us. When we finally take the…
The Devastating Effects of an Affair
If you’ve ever been through an affair in your relationship, it can have devastating effects. An affair can lead to divorce, loss of relationships (not only the ex-partner, but also loss of relationships with their parents, siblings, nieces and nephews,…
Let It Go
The longer I live, the more I realize that peace comes to me when I let go, not when I hold on. The thing to let go of that causes the resulting feeling of peace the most? Control. Ya, we…
About Therapy
Maybe it feels like Groundhog Day. A hamster wheel that never stops. The never-ending rollercoaster ride to Perdition. You’ve tried and tried and tried to make a relationship work, or to talk yourself into feeling better. It’s not working. Can’t…
Where does peace come from?
I had a client ask me one time, “Where does peace come from?” You see, I have a mug in my office that has a saying on it about peace, and I think it captures the feeling that most everyone…
The Cure For Abandonment
In the waiting room, there are all kinds of tea and coffee, water and Crystal Light packets. We also have a pretty extensive stash of candy. Every once in a great while, I’ll offer a new client that looks a…
A Strong, Non-Reactive Voice
It is a most beautiful summer day and I am enjoying watching my kids swim in the warm sunshine. What a great day! Today I want to talk about one of the goals of therapy, recovery, and differentiation in general.…
There Is No Substitute
What a beautiful morning! There is a bird singing outside my window and the sunrise was breathtaking. While it is not my norm, I am more of a night owl, I woke up early this morning and couldn’t go back…
The Secret Garden
It feels so good to be blogging again! I have brewed myself a cup of Wild Mountain Blueberry coffee and I’m curled up with my iPad, a blanket, and a kitty laying by me…ready to indulge in something I have…
