"Talk to yourself like someone you love." ~ Brené Brown This strange way of life lasted more than six months. Much is difficult, uncomfortable and painful – inside my home and outside the world. I am tired, exhausted and very overwhelmed. I have two young children; My husband and I work full time and my home can often feel like…
“If we counted out the people for the slightest sin, we wouldn't need long to to achieve that Life. Because being social means forgiving. "~ Robert Frost When you think of forgiveness two things may come to mind. The many spiritual healers and gurus who will speak about its meaning, including but not limited to Buddha quotes. And the person…
"Success is how high you jump when you hit the ground." ~ George S. Patton Much of the difficulties and struggles we go through in life are based on our resistance to change. At some point we are stuck in painful circumstances, but we fear facing our reality and doing the work that is necessary to initiate positive change. After…
In 2018, I published an article in Counseling Today on Member Insights called "The hurtful counselor". I received more feedback on this article than anything else I have ever written, and it became the most viewed article published on CT Online at any point in 2018. Almost all of the responses I received were comments on how counselors were (just…
As women we are all runners. Literally and figuratively running through life fast, even if it comes from the confines of the home. We fly through our never-ending to-do list and support an army of colleagues, children and families in a cycle of balancing act that is always about work and life. However, how often do we stop studying the…
There are 4 things I've learned on my 23 year personal growth journey that have supported me immensely during difficult times. Plus they've proven to be helpful for clients in my programs and coaching over the past decade, where I focus on Transformation Life Coaching for mind mastery, conscious living and soul alignment. These 4 things are particularly useful for…
Those of us who are professional counselors are probably most likely to recognize psychedelics by their leisure or street names – acid, magic mushrooms, ecstasy – and view them as drugs of abuse that can be dangerous to our clients. This is, in fact, the narrative that has been passed since the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970. All psychedelics…
“There is nothing outside of you that could ever enable you to become better, stronger, richer, faster or smarter. Everything is in you. Everything exists. Don't look for anything outside of you. "~ Miyamoto Musashi This article is about a code of life. There is no single code and everyone has to choose their own truth. I have searched for…
Rightly or wrongly, manipulation and mobilization of the spine remain an essential part of physiotherapeutic treatment. There are numerous complications from using this treatment and abnormal heart function, and blood pressure is one of them. A systematic review published in the Hong Kong Journal of Physiotherapy aimed to clarify whether or not manual therapy affects heart function and, in particular,…
C ignoramuses in the quiet university town of Charlottesville, Virginia noticed that some of their customers were concerned about their safety. As winter 2017 turned to spring, demonstrations and counter-protests at local civil war memorials had become heated and confrontational. Now, in early summer, it became known in the street that a large demonstration was planned per statue, possibly involving…