Taking care of your mental and physical health is just as important as any career move or responsibility. -Mirelle Guiliano Turns out I’m allergic to apples, and yes, I get how weird that sounds. How did I figure this out? I went to four different doctors about this weird “itchy mouth syndrome” I was experiencing […]
Right Here: What if you’re not where you’d like to be in Life?
Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand. -Patti Smith I hear quite often in my counseling private practice (and yes, in my personal life too) from people who are not where they thought they would be at this point in their lives. They had certain dreams for their life that did […]
Physical Health: When Grief shows up with Unexpected Health Diagnoses
Should you shield the valleys from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their canyons. -Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Growing up I used to joke with my parents that “I got all the bad family genes” from the sensitive, acne prone skin to the 5’10 height (which didn’t really become an asset until I started […]
Going Home: How Going Back to our Roots can Bring up Feelings of Grief and Loss
Going to the mountains is going home. – John Muir Anyone else love the show “This Is Us?” I’ve been binge watching it on Hulu every chance I get, and it’s my absolute favorite new show. My uncle recommended it a couple of years ago after I lost my dad suddenly and unexpectedly, but […]
Stopping Time: Why Parents so Often Want to and Kids so Often don’t, but what if the Opposite were also True?
For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be. -John Connolly My son recently came to find me in our house in Flower Mound, Texas after his most recent birthday. He was upset and when I asked why, he stated that he […]