Originally posted February 23, 2020. I wanted to announce that I’ve added Somatic Experiencing® to my skillset as a psychotherapist....

Originally posted February 5, 2020. If President Barack Obama can release his 2019 book list, so can I! Of course, my book list consists...

Originally posted December 16, 2019. Have a peaceful holiday season, with a side of realism! In May of 2018, Cigna surveyed 20,000...

Originally posted December 6, 2019. Trauma survivors are made particularly anxious by the hoopla around the holidays. Because of the fear...

Originally posted November 30, 2019. These are not my actual x-rays…but I have a rod, plate and pins Chronic pain is defined as pain that...

As I shopped for and then began to prepare food for my family, I thought about this poem I have displayed in my counseling office. In my...

Updated June, 2023 How effective are everyday stress management techniques in helping keep a person healthy? How strongly do everyday...

Practice Heart Centered #Meditation to increase Mental Health and expand self love

Originally posted October 17, 2019. When Ted’s daughter Vivian FaceTimed him from college, she seemed a bit down. He suspected it was...

Originally posted September 15, 2019. It was a few months before Sarah felt she trusted me enough to reveal what she felt was her deepest...

Updated January 3, 2022 Aromatherapy: Make Your Own Flower Essences Think of flower essences as the Reiki of the plant world, as they ...

Originally posted August 6, 2019. You are busy! The office is humming! Things are totally running amok today! The phone is ringing and...

You hopefully have plenty of lovely people in your life. Friends and family can be an amazing support network when it comes to dealing...

As you go through your divorce, do you think you are acting out your unconscious hurts and anger on yourself and others, possibly your...

Positive energy bubble is a simple mindfulness technique to preserve your positive energy when you're in the thick of it at work

For today’s world…sending out lovingkindness energy to all living beings. Loving-kindness, Metta, is the Buddhist meditation practice...

Updated February 14, 2022 Is there anything more beautiful, relaxing and intoxicating all at once than standing near a real lavender...

Updated January 5, 2022 I’ve been making salves for my friends and family for a few years now. And I am still just winging it as far as...

Deep listening is deeply healing (istock/izusek)

What is a postpartum doula? A postpartum doula is a woman hired to “mother the mother” after childbirth. Sometimes postpartum doulas say...