Lydia Minear, M.A., Counselor

To This Day

The following short video, To This Day is written and performed by Canadian, Award-winning spoken -word- poet Shane Koyczan [find him here]. Be warned: it is powerful. To me, it speaks to the heart of shaming, a topic I addressed in my previous post. Quite honestly, he does a much better job than I could. EnjoyContinue reading “To This Day”

Vulnerability in Counseling: The Face of Courage

A few days ago my sweet sister gave me a book entitled Let Your Spirit Soar. Inside, it holds a compilation of inspiring quotes from famous as well as anonymous writers. Each page holds a gift as well as challenge to the reader-for example: to recognize the beauty and the blessing that is life, to embraceContinue reading “Vulnerability in Counseling: The Face of Courage”