A young friend was sharing his worries about starting up his own business; he was trying very hard to address all aspects of being a small business owner- growing his product, marketing it, doing the accounts and invoicing, checking up on current clients, etc…He was very anxious and could hardly sleep worrying about a possible [...]
Now as an elder, I have had the privilege of experiencing the deaths of both my parents under very different circumstances. I know that tending to a parent declining over many years has a different quality than losing someone unexpectedly in an accident. I have learned so much about my own mind, the richness of [...]
Last night I celebrated my birthday with some girlfriends whom I had known for almost 30 years. We all agreed we had not laughed so hard in a long time, and I felt grateful to have their loving attention and regard. Although we went out dancing till late, I still felt invigorated and refreshed the [...]
The word “boundary” implies something we can see, but psychologically it is more challenging to understand how unseen boundaries work or can affect you. How do I know what’s effective for me, you ask? Perhaps you are so anxious about trying to respond appropriately to all this social input that it’s hard to figure out [...]
For me, a lifelong subscription to National Geographic has kept me enthralled. The pictures are always stunning, and now they are publishing books as well. Dan Buettner’s “The Blue Zones of Happiness” referred to in the November issue, details countries where happiness is the most prevalent. The United States has one of the highest rates [...]
After caring for my mother into her demise for about eight years, I noticed that I was very drained and seemed to have lost my creative spark. Having always regarded myself as a creative person and since I had been a dancer and then a creative arts therapist for so many years, I assumed [...]
Last night we attended an annual Halloween dance party which has been part of a nearly thirty-year tradition for our circle of friends. It is always fun to try to guess who the familiar person might be, under some outlandish costume. Sometimes it is easy (despite the elaborate disguise), to pick up a known trait [...]
I often see couples in my practice who are struggling with communicating to each other in their relationship. Sometimes one or both of the partners are burnt out in their jobs, or caring for kids as well as trying to find time to connect. Perhaps due to exhaustion, depression, and anxiety, the couples’ intimacy (both [...]
It’s no secret that our thinking minds are very powerful; we often believe most things we tell ourselves. Then there is the problem of what we interpret OTHERS are thinking, and that can get very confusing in interpersonal relationships…ever gotten anxious about that? Last week I was convinced that I had upset my website [...]
A few years ago I slipped on the last patch of ice from winter and fractured my wrist. I was surprised at how emotionally upsetting that experience was, as well as observing how my whole body reacted to that one limb being injured. It was not a bad break, no surgery needed, but my mood [...]
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