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 […]
Changes: How the Loss of a Loved One Affects Our Interpersonal Family Relationships
In the darkest time, I have always believed, the light will shine. – Lailah Gifty Akita Grief and loss are at the heart of so many of our major life changes, especially the ones we have no control over like the loss of a loved one. As a therapist in private practice in Flower […]
Kindness: How Acts of Service Can Help You Feel Better when You are Grieving
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. -Aesop Cooking is really not my forte. To be honest, I’ve never really enjoyed it, so the food I prepare tends to be bland and quite boring. Truth be told, I’m one of those people who could eat the same breakfast, lunch and dinner […]