I love the idea of growth as an endless river, something you can get swept up in. We think of getting swept away as a bad thing, and we talk about downward spirals, but we rarely talk about the upward spiral. In some ways this is very in line with what Maslow’s idea of self-actualization. Each … [Read more...]
You are not too old…
I often hear the concern from clients that they are too old to change, that it is too late. But no matter how old you are or how long you have lived with dysfunctional patterns, it is not too late. That is one of the reasons that I love this work, is helping people who have been stuck in their … [Read more...]
Quote by Andrew J. Bernstein
We all experience stress and we all blame it on something, and to some degree this is true. But it is also very true that the stress comes from how we respond. And I would also argue that it is our thoughts, our feelings and the meaning we assign to these circumstances that can increase or decrease … [Read more...]
Inside every person…
This is always a good reminder that each of us carries around a story that others do not see. This is true for all of us. So, I encourage you to not judge a book by its cover and remember that we each carry hurts and burdens that do not show. For folks with trauma, the person they don’t know … [Read more...]
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