My three biggest fears are:  Snakes.  Tornadoes.  Throwing up. Those fears I would categorize as rational.  Snakes can bite you and also they’re creepy and gross.  Tornadoes are destructive windy forces that can level your neighborhood and send your car flying into the air (I’m still having nightmares from the movie Twister, which came out […]

Happy Friday once again!!  I hope you have something fun to look forward to and that you’ll get a break from the week.  So many of my loved ones and clients lead crazy busy lives.  I know things can get hectic for all of us at times.  In busy seasons, people will often tell me […]

“Be still and know that I am God.”  {Psalm 46:10} I have heard this verse recited more times than I can count and I am still figuring out what it really means.  I myself have quoted it to others with the best of intentions.   But what does it mean to BE STILL?   Is […]

  Do you remember the first time you ever marveled at nature?  I mean, a time when you saw something so stunning and awesome that it literally took your breath away?   I was fourteen at the Cliffs of Moher on a family trip to Ireland.  Standing so close to the edge of those amazing […]

Bestie confession:  Some people are hard to love.  Right?  In just the time it took you to read these first few sentences, there may already be a person (or people) springing to your mind.  A person who you struggle to show love or kindness to.  Or maybe a person who has been unkind to you […]

In every setting I have worked in as a therapist, I have highly recommended serving others as one of my absolute favorite coping skills.  Serving takes the focus off you and your problems, and heightens your awareness of the needs of others. It also increases self-esteem and meets our innate human need to feel significant. […]

One of the things that made me finally start a blog (after thinking about it forever) was the excitement I felt about being able to discuss every part of self care – body, mind, soul, fun (because hello, self care should be!), and friendship/relationships.  Some of these topics are easier to discuss than others because I […]

image I don’t know how the weather is where you are, but in my neck of the woods, we are having a whole lotta wintry mix and gray skies.  In fact, today school was cancelled due to crazy winds and sleet that has been coming and going all morning.  Hooray. Many of my clients struggle […]

image Some of you may already be acquainted with the idea of “non-attachment,” but to many, it remains a very confusing concept.  In short, non-attachment is a process through which people become less attached to their life as they wish it to be.  Another word for non-attachment is detachment. Now before you consider me a […]