Grief: Journal Prompt 8

Grief can make you feel closed. Grief says, "I am well aware of the pain that can exist here. I am not fooled by the flippancy of optimism and hope". Prompt: I feel closed when... Day 9 Boundaries: Journal Prompt Series Blog Index

Grief: Journal Prompt 6

Grief is a time that we get clear about the things we need for healing and the other things we absolutely do not need. For years after my son passed I daily wore a necklace with some of his ashes. One summer my grandmother brashly told me it was time to have another baby so … Continue reading Grief: Journal Prompt 6 →

Grief: Journal Prompt 5

Grief is adjusting to change upon change upon change. Prompt: Tell me about all the change you have experienced... Blog Index Day 6

Addressing How Control Impacts Relationships

Addressing how control impacts relationships.

Emotional Inequality in Relationships, Part 2

Ways we can promote emotional equality in our relationships.

Painsgiving

Can we find gratitude through grief during the holidays.

Depressed because I’m Human not because I’m Mentally Ill

I'm aware of our culture's low tolerance for the uncomfortable. In my experience, there seems to be a fear that drives this low tolerance. The fear of limitations; that we can't fix everything, that it will remain messy, and resolution will not come. This fear seems to keep us in fixing mode and our tolerance low for … Continue reading Depressed because I’m Human not because I’m Mentally Ill →

I Choose to Move On

The vicious cycle of "stuck" holds many hostage with bad memories, mistakes, and regrets. The burden of hurt and pain is genuine. I watch victims work hard to move on. But they struggle, they get trapped. Internal experiences keep them from letting go and moving on; yet I continue to see the desperation to move on and … Continue reading I Choose to Move On →

Hypervigilant Living: The Subtitle of Anxiety

Hypervigilance is a symptom of anxiety. Webster's defines hypervigilance as: Keenly watchful to detect danger. Wary. Ever awake and alert. Sleeplessly watchful. Hypervigilance is continually overdone awareness and it feeds anxiety. For the visual learner, imagine anxiety as a weed. Think of hypervigilance as the rain that cultivates the growth of a weed that eventually consumes your yard. If enough … Continue reading Hypervigilant Living: The Subtitle of Anxiety →

Maintenance

I took my daughter for an evening bike ride this week. For me, it's never just a bike ride. My mind can't help itself but drift to therapeutic analogies. As we took a ride, we quickly ran into a squeaky wheel situation. The single brake I had been relying on to not be squeaky, … Continue reading Maintenance →