In my time meeting with new clients, I often hear some variation of this shared: “I don’t know…I just feel stuck.” This experience of feeling stuck leads many people to consider and potentially try therapy. I have a hunch that at some point most people find themselves in such a place… But what does itContinue reading “On Feeling Stuck & How Therapy Helps”
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Less is More in 2014 [ Five Resolutions for Your Emotional Health ]
The New Year can be a time of feeling refreshed – of experiencing excitement and purpose in leaving old habits in the dust, creating new goals, and perhaps even pursuing challenging adventures! Maybe 2013 was full of disappointment and heartache. As a result, you are nothing but utterly ready to shed those bad experiences andContinue reading “Less is More in 2014 [ Five Resolutions for Your Emotional Health ]”
The Good News of Being “Messy”
“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, ‘Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.’ I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.” ~ Carl Rogers (Psychotherapist) Break-throughs, as most therapistContinue reading “The Good News of Being “Messy””
Recognizing Yourself as a Friend
I love this quote (left) by Elizabeth Gilbert, an award-winning fiction and non-fiction writer. I believe it to be an often-dismissed yet critically important reminder. A few months ago I wrote a blog post about accepting and loving oneself, entitled: Being Kind To Yourself [ Shaking Off Comparison]. In it, I discussed the common struggle of negative self-talkContinue reading “Recognizing Yourself as a Friend”