Practicing What I Preach If you’re having a season like mine, you might relate to the sensation that the holidays are “catching me by surprise.” It’s really not that I can’t read the calendar, but this year so many other things are pulling at my awareness that the days…
Deep Love in Action “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~ Lao-tzu To love and be loved deeply are among the greatest desires of the human heart and soul. They are the themes of timeless art and literature for a…
In Search of a Larger Perspective Part of Something So Much Bigger There is nothing like the vastness of space to shift my daily worries, pressures or struggles into a larger perspective. And there is nothing like a clear, dark sky saturated with stars to feel the vastness of…
The Power of Perspective, part 3 In this series on The Power of Perspective we’ve discussed the impact of All or Nothing Thinking and Taking It Personally. To continue the discussion of how twisted thinking can keep you stuck, today’s focus is on the dynamic of “emotional reasoning.” Emotional…
A Life-Changing Equation Have you ever felt stuck in life? I mean really stuck? So stuck that your brain high-jacks you into believing that the only way out of your pain is to wait for something/someone “out there” to change? So stuck you are certain that the only way to…
Last month I asked readers to submit questions they would like to have answered in my blog and today’s topic represents many of the questions I hear in my office from parents who want to raise resilient children. So, here’s a 7-minute video with my thoughts on “How to…
As I look at the calendar this morning I can’t believe it’s the middle of October already! It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written, so in case you’ve been wondering what happened to me I thought I’d share a little bit about my recent LEARNING CURVE. Let me start…
Some Wisdom is Timeless This past weekend I attended a training conference in San Jose, California (a beautiful place to spend four days). One of the greatest gifts from the weekend was the opportunity to spend most of Sunday morning with spiritual author and teacher Marianne Williamson. I remain deeply…
3 Steps to Move from Anxiety into Power IT’S HEEEEERE! The time of year when we transition from summer schedules to school schedules. Whether or not you have kids in school, you can feel the “zing” in the air; the collective “gearing up” that we do as a society.…
Personal Boundaries Make Life Easier There are few things more predictive of a satisfying relationship than the health of the personal boundaries of those involved. A powerful statement, I know, but one that stands true for me. In my therapy practice I have the opportunity to work with many…