Moving Forward (When You’re Stuck Behind a Truck) … I did the best I could with what was in front of me and kept moving forward. The Universe has hilarious timing… In 1990, I earned a B.A. in Broadcasting Arts. I never worked in Broadcasting. For decades I thought, “Well that was a weird left […]
Hope is Essential, (especially when it’s hard to find.)
“Hope begins in the dark.” (Anne Lamott) The eyes of a child… Children have a tendency to be more hopeful than adults as a general rule. Even, (and sometimes especially,) traumatized children can find and cling to what’s good, even when things are so very bad. Adults try to write kids off as “unrealistic.” But […]
Anger v. Rage: How to Use Both Well
“Anger tells us something needs to change; Rage tells us something needs to heal.” ~ Tiffany Sankofa Afraid of Anger? Are you afraid of anger? I have to say, most people that walk into my counseling office are. You are not alone. However, you are probably also missing some really helpful information that can help […]
Forget about the virus! This are LIFEskills! The Stoplight Technique
Forget about the virus! This is LIFE! The Stoplight Technique Those people in our lives who can respect our boundaries will love our wills, our opinions, our separateness. Those who can’t respect our boundaries are telling us that they don’t love our no’s. They only love our yeses, our compliance. “I only like it when […]
Surviving in Captivity, Part 4: Emotional Loading and The Power of the 4 Answers
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” (Roy T. Bennett, The Light of the World) What if… What […]
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