"You are never stronger … than when you land on the other side of despair." ~ Zadie Smith In the last few years of my twenties, my life fell apart completely. I had moved to Hollywood to be an actor, but after a few years in Tinsel Town, things didn't go as I had hoped. My crippling fear kept me…
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"The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom … You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough." ~ William Blake Many people discover spirituality through suffering. I found my way through years of depression, anxiety and psychosis. Part of awakening is identifying behaviors, traits, habits, or thoughts that do not serve you.…
To take a twist from Queen Elizabeth II, 2020 was our collective annus horribilis (terrible year). The Queen was referring to 1992, a year when three royal marriages imploded, a devastating fire at Windsor Castle and unfortunate headlines with Sarah Ferguson's new boyfriend and admiration for the Duchess of York's feet. But as the meme says, 2020 to 1992 said,…
C Customers bring an infinite range of presenting topics, personalities, life stories and challenges to the consultation. Fortunately, counselors also have an infinite number of tools to create therapeutic bonds, meet clients' needs, and help clients tell their stories. Consultants only need to flex their creative muscles to find approaches that can increase client confidence and speak to each person's…
Get into the flow of wellbeing with the new and improved Master Peace Box, which now costs only 39 US dollars. Everyone who knows me knows that I am passionate about creating. For me it's a form of therapy. It's a chance to get out of my head into a state of flowing and free myself from my obsessive thoughts…
“Authenticity is a collection of decisions that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show yourself and be real. The choice, to be honest. The choice to let our true selves see. "~ Brene Brown "What do you want to be when you grow up?" "It's so nice to meet you. What are you doing?" These…
In nearly four decades of practice, I have seen a number of attempts by various people to gain access to my customer records. Here are some of them. Two policemen showed up in my office asking for records on a former customer. They told me that the person was interested in a very serious crime and they were trying to…
I've read a lot of biographies and memoirs and one of the common elements that strikes me is that these incredibly successful and remarkable people had tons of help along the way. Yes, they are talented, resilient, and hardworking, but they also take plenty of time to thank their parents, spouse, grandparent, mentor, teacher, boss, or casual stranger who had…
With the new framework for rehabilitation competencies, new context-specific rehabilitation models will emerge, which will be supported by qualified rehabilitation specialists. Register now for the virtual kick-off event on February 26th to find out more. Rehabilitation is an important health strategy to enable participation in education, work and society. but too often the lack of access to trained rehabilitation workers…