You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s […]
New Normal: Navigating Getting Older One Day at a Time
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. – Lao Tzu I recently came home from a doctor visit with a new daily medication. I was feeling completely shell shocked by the fact that […]
Grief Support: Sharing your Loss with Others while you are Grieving Yourself
Some things in life cannot be fixed. They can only be carried. -Megan Devine Our community recently and tragically lost a middle school student. It’s a big school and he wasn’t someone our family knew personally, but this type of loss hits every single one of us so, so deeply. The school sent out a […]
Health Issues: When new Ailments show up in your Life and how to handle them
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 […]