Blog: Healing Choices
This blog focuses on the small moments that make a good day into a bad day, or a terrible day into a gift of a day. It’s my belief that developing awareness in these small moments is the practice we need to be able to navigate all the ups and downs of life, from loss and grief to love, peace, and joy.
Self-Care
Self-care sounds like one of those words that doesn’t really mean anything, except maybe as an excuse to be selfish. But here’s my definition: Self-care = I love myself as much as I love everybody else. I count, too. Recently a client asked me if she was sabotaging...
A Long, Cold Night
Last weekend my husband, son, and I went camping with some friends and family. We waited until the rain stopped, and still it seemed a little crazy to be tent camping in October. But it was only overnight and the second day was supposed to be beautiful. That night we...
Goals with Soul
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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
In the last few years, I’ve been thinking a lot about doctors and medicine and how our medical system here in the US needs to change. I’m getting ready to launch a program specifically for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, and others who spend...
Manifesting
One day last week my son and I left the only shoes that fit him in another state. We’ll get them back, but we didn’t have them that day. I sent my son to school in his flip-flops, but halfway to the door of the school he was limping. Luckily, he switches to slippers...
Behavior Always Makes Sense
I was listening to a Byron Katie podcast the other day while I ran, and one of her statements really stayed with me: “The only thing anyone is ever guilty of is believing their thoughts.” She said this after her caller described how a teacher had mocked him and...
Not Ready to Set a Boundary
Not too long ago, I was talking to a client about boundaries. He wanted to know why the boundary he set with his adult daughter wasn’t working. I’ve discussed boundaries in this blog before, but they are such an important part of a healthy, happy, life that I think...
Slight Delay Causes No Problem
My son and I went on vacation a couple of weeks ago with my sister and her children. The plan was to leave for the 10-hour drive as early as possible. Then my sister called me: “There’s a problem, but it’s fixable.” “Okay,” I said, hoping nobody was sick or injured....
TV Not Included
I often use a tool with my clients called The Ideal Day (courtesy of Martha Beck.) It’s a visualization exercise where I walk people through an ideal day in their regular life five years in the future. I use this tool so much with my own clients because it had a...
A Great Question
A couple of weeks ago, my friend (and coach) Susan Hyatt sent out an email with a great message. In it, she talked about the great question her coach once gave her: What feels most like love? Last week, after I drove my son to preschool, my plan was to go running. But...