Healing From Religious Trauma
“No one’s ever sat me down and taught me what empathy is or why it matters more than power or patriotism or religious faith.” ― Zak Ebrahim “Christ the man died long ago, …
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Self-Care You Can Actually Afford
Self-care you can actually afford Now more than ever, we all need to be taking care of ourselves. We are 6 months into a pandemic that does not seem to be slowing down, at least …
Here Is What To Do When You Are Out Of Choices
Here Is What To Do When You Are Out Of Choices A woman in her mid-60s sits in front of me. “I don’t have any choices.” She tells me. “There is nothing I can do. …
What To Do If You Are Feeling Trapped
“People get married, have children, buy a home and cars, furniture, vacations, and whatever else they have been programmed to associate with happiness and success. After the novelty wears off, and their new goal to …
All About Mindfulness
Mindfulness Made Easy What is mindfulness? It seems like it’s such a popular word to throw around, everyone’s talking about being mindful but what IS mindfulness? Why should we care? The most important question might …
Your Criticism Isn’t Helpful
Amanda and Janet are sisters and close friends. They spend much of their free time together and often attend events that they both enjoy. Tonight, they are going to a cocktail party thrown by an …
Star Wars, the Dark Side, and Anger
If you are like millions of Americans, you went to see the new Star Wars film “Rogue One” this holiday season. Star Wars has made billions of dollars over the years and one of the …
PMDD and Depression
There are several physical illnesses that tend to be more common in women with a mental illness. One is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Similar to Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) which most people are familiar with, PMDD …
Love and control
Some things in life are mutually exclusive; control and love are two of those things. Love is surrendering to faith in the unknowable and belief in the good that resides within us all. We fool …
What is Love Addiction
What is love addiction? Very simply, love addiction is an addiction to the feeling of being “in love”. I think that in one sense, this cheapens the word “love” and often when talking about it …