I went to visit an old friend recently who had “dropped off my radar”; she was not answering her phone and was not replying to her emails. And since I did not live near her anymore, I reluctantly accepted that I would have to wait for her to make contact again. When I did finally [...]
Lately, it has been more challenging for me to feel hopeful about the world in general. There is so much that seems out of my control on the global level, even though my personal life is quite stable. After hearing a CPR program “The Hidden Brain”, my takeaway was that randomness is the dominating force [...]
For the past few days, I have been worried about an elderly friend of mine who lives alone. She was not answering her phone and I suspected that she might have needed help. It turns out that she did have to go to the ER, but luckily she had a friend close by she could [...]
It’s amazing how many clients have told me that they fear they are hopelessly lazy. I actually have met very few people who I would consider intrinsically lazy. It seems time to unpack the stories around this judgment, usually made only by folks themselves! As usual, I like to start with a standard definition; from [...]
In this February’s edition of Psychology Today, I was captivated by an update on theories of why we dream. As a long- time recorder of my dreams when younger, now as a senior I am just glad that I get some unbroken restful sleep! I don’t tend to remember dreams now, although I know there [...]
Being a great fan of National Public Radio, I often get ideas for Blogs from the excellent journalists who interview fascinating people. The other day on NPR there was a book review for a writer Ross Gay whose newest offering “The Book of Delights” made me ponder on that word that I seldom hear; even [...]
What I find so interesting about the psychological principles I was trained in ( transpersonal, humanist, somatic), is the overlap between developing insight into oneself, finding self-compassion, and recognizing that this compassion can help smooth the way to connecting with others. The experience of fear, self-loathing and anxiety is not about self-acceptance or compassion. Needing [...]
So here we are in Colorado in Phase 2, eleven weeks into the COVID-19 Pandemic. How are you all doing? Everyone I talk to seems to have a somewhat different experience of managing their lives and their mental health these days. Some issues are pretty universal from what I can see; as human beings we [...]
Well here we are in the third formal week of the “stay at home” orders in Colorado. Now that Governor Polis has asked that we wear some sort of nose/mouth covering in public, we are called to find some creative ways to protect ourselves and others. As we walked around the Quarry Ponds this afternoon, [...]
Now that I am a senior, I often read interesting articles in the AARP magazine. This month the feature really captured my attention, as research is showing an epidemic of loneliness going on. Social anxiety is another manifestation of this. This is not just about elders; many might even be living with a partner or [...]
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