The Common Denominator
You know something I hear a lot from people that really grinds my gears? "I'm the common denominator" Now, don't get me wrong. It's not...
You know something I hear a lot from people that really grinds my gears? "I'm the common denominator" Now, don't get me wrong. It's not...
We’ve been on quite a ride here for the past few weeks. I have given you a significant amount of information to take in, download, and...
As promised last week in “The Shed”. Today we will be visiting a Town Hall Meeting in the small town of Youville. Youville, a little...
Do you remember the last time you had company over to your place? If you’re anything like me, the knowledge that people are coming over...
Dearest Other, I have been thinking so much lately about you and all the ways in which our lives have taken us so far apart. In the face...
A Q&A with Central Athlete on mental health and ways to cope through a pandemic
Making changes is exhausting. Trying to go from where you are now to where you want to be can feel a lot like Sisyphus moving the boulder...
This week, we're talking marbles. This has nothing to do with the idea of "having lost your marbles" (though that is a joke that clients...
This week we'll delve into an image that I use to help people find emotional distance from situations that are painful or distressing....
Part of the growing up process for every child is developing deeply held beliefs about the self, others, and the world – known as schemas...
Nobody panic! This week, we are going to explore the function of anxiety and its impact on the brain and body. Anxiety is one of those...
This week, I am going to merge two very important areas of my life: Therapy and long-distance running. Over the course of the past 9...
As a fair warning, today's topic is going to be heavier than some of my previous posts. As I sit and look out at the bright green trees...
It's beginning to feel a lot like Spring here in Texas so I thought we might spend some time this week thinking about a different kind of...
This week, I'd like to share with you an image I use to help people begin to understand their relationship to their feelings and the past...
This is one of my favorite images to use, especially in the early stages of working with someone new. People coming into therapy --...
Warning: If you weren't thinking about chocolate before reading this, you will be by the end of this post. There are more than a few...
The first few images I have shared have been geared toward explaining the process of entering therapy and some of what happens that leads...
Over the years of being in clinical practice, I have come to appreciate the beauty and power of the stories we tell. Learning about...