Taking breaks is important, for both people and therapy dogs. Sadie takes breaks by curling up for naps, interspersed with bursts of playfulness with stuffed animals and rope toys. And she is good about setting down her toys and getting down to business when clients…

I am in the process of listening to Rutger Bergman’s Humankind: A Hopeful History. It is a good antidote to the very real struggles and problems that are going on in the world. And it is a good reminder, that humans are good and decent…

Feelings do not last forever. They come and go, like the tide. It is important to remember this when you feel flooded by strong emotions. Remember that they will not last forever, and that things will get better. The more we try to fight a…

    I truly believe that it is on all of us to help prevent suicide. It is not just on the suicidal person or their immediate friends and family. Suicide is about unendurable pain and often about disconnect and lack of community. Only in…

Sadie is a goof and she loves playing with what the other doggies have left of the frisbee. And somehow it always seems to wind up being worn as a necklace.

I love fantasy novels, when I am not reading a psychology book I like to get lost in worlds of unicorns, mermaids and sorceresses. And I love how this quote from The Last Unicorn encapsulates the love that I hope people can find. For we…