Development tools for a better you
In my work with couples as a #marriageandfamilytherapist I seek to create visual representations for my clients. One of my faves is asking my couples to consider the idea that their relationship is like a balloon and that each of them are responsible to keep this balloon well inflated. How can we keep this metaphorical […]
“Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.” Christian Mickelsen tells the story of the 3rd co-founder of Apple, and it’s someone you’ve probably never heard of. In 1976 Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake in the company for $800.00. Today that 10% is […]
“I do not view post-traumatic stress disorder as a pathology to be managed, suppressed, or adjusted to, but the result of a natural process gone awry. Healing trauma requires direct experience of the living, feeling, knowing organism.” – Peter Levine, Ph. D. * * * “The goal of treatment of PTSD is to […]
As the saying goes depression is the dark shadow creature in the corner. Sometimes, we know it’s there, and we try to keep it at bay. Other times, we’ve never noticed the shadow creature until it moves toward us and is absorbed into our consciousness. The say goes that “when you are depressed, you’re thinking […]
