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While You Were Sleeping...

When we are sleeping, not only do we see images in our mind’s eye, we experience some of our most intense and disturbing feelings. We are...

Existential Self-Care

When you hear the words, “Self-Care” what comes to mind? What does self-care mean? I often get blank stares when I advise people to “take...

Embrace Drama to Avoid Boredom

Drama is wonderful, even if we don’t think that it is. It is actually a time for self-reflection and growth. It is a time to feel alive...

5 Steps to Start Changing Your Life

People are in relationship with this world, with people, places, things and even concepts like beliefs, values and personal perceptions....

Life is Not a Balance Sheet

The saying “life’s not fair” may be correct...but does that feel good? No! And why? Because we have been programmed to believe that if we...

Ego - Innocent Narrator of our Judgments

The ego isn't "wrong" or "bad" its just limited. It's limited to the judgments we've used in the past to explain our behavior. It's part...

Highly Sensitive People Part I

During my Master's program, I conducted a research study on Highly Sensitive People that was inspired from the work of Elaine and Arthur...

Why We Can't Just Detach

People with low self-esteem cannot just abandon ("detach from") their source of self esteem. Parents, intimate partners, even friends are...

The Pitfalls of Wishing & “Shoulding”

Wishing is a form of self-will. It is doing nothing, while expecting others to change. It is expecting situations to change magically to...