Holding onto Ghosts
Many of us have held onto feelings and memories about the past: old loves, friendships, and even jobs. I started thinking about this through my own experience of holding on instead of letting go. Through life’s many experiences and journeys, we go can through a perpetual process of holding on and letting go, kind of […]
Small Steps
This week’s video challenge is about small steps. When we set goals we often look at the big picture and then get upset when our big plans don’t work out or everything falls through. In my work and in my own life I focus on creating small steps to get to my bigger goals. Focusing […]
Life Changing Moments
In my most recent video, I put out a challenge to think about a life-changing moment or an a-ha moment and to contemplate what gift or lesson that moment taught you. It got me thinking about some of my own life-changing moments and the impact they have had on my life. The two I mentioned […]
What Is Love?
Love. What is love and what is it not? Our understanding of what love is can get a little blurry. I got to thinking about what real love looks like when I was recently asked to write an article about love. https://www.floridacurrents.com/ I sit with couples every day who are trying to hold onto, or remember, […]
The Plant
After its long time suffering, I finally accepted its “passing on” and removed a dead plant from my office. As I replaced it with a vibrant, new plant, I saw the plant as metaphor for how we hold on and let go of relationships, and that to let go means having to accept the “death” […]
5 Ways to Cope with Anxiety
Anxiety can affect each of us. It can come in waves, always be around or, you may barely notice it. Anxiety can be overwhelming, frustrating and exhausting…anxiety can be downright annoying when it gets in the way of you living your life. It can also lead to panic attacks, well those can be downright scary. […]
Top 6 Ways to Nurture Your Relationship
1. Create Rituals of Connection What are rituals of connection? Dr. John Gottman discusses the importance of creating ways to connect to each other. Creating rituals is important because it creates a commitment to each other; our rituals form a spoken and unspoken agreement to come together and honor the relationship, creating an intimate connection […]
Celebrate Life
This week is my birthday week and so I thought I would write about celebrating life. This year marks a year of growth and change. I have been so thankful for all the ups and downs in my life, and the lessons and gifts that came with those ups and downs. Today’s is a short […]
Self-Love
What is self-love? I often get asked this question.Why do people think self-love is the answer to my pain?How can self-love help me heal?Isn’t self-love selfish?These are some of the other questions that come up when the topic of self-love comes up. Clients often ask me to describe what self-love means. I often receive questioning […]
Happy 4th of July
As the 4th of July approaches, I thought I would focus on family time, rituals and traditions. The 4th of July is a celebration of the birth of our nation and our independence. For the most part, we get together with friends and family, celebrating with our traditions and, at the end of the night, […]
