Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein I love this quote; it speaks to an essential human truth. We want to be different, yet change is hard. In 2016, the self-help market was estimated to be worth $9.9...
My clients often look at me like I’m speaking a foreign language when I ask, “How does your anxiety serve you?” Or, “How does your depression feed you?” I encourage folks in my office to slow down so we can linger with uncomfortable feelings together. That is the...
There is a question that I am often asked, usually at the end of an initial meeting. We are sitting together for the first time. We have outlined current stressors, colored in history, and sketched out future goals. We’ve touched on the things that hurt, and shone...
People come to me seeking change, wanting to “fix” something that’s gone awry in their lives. Even if they have a sense that the process will take some time, they usually yearn for a quick fix. People often ask me at the first session: How long will this take? Here’s...
The first yoga class I took was in beautiful upstate New York. I had just graduated from high school. The teacher was a woman named Joan. I can still see her in my mind. I have no idea how old she was 40? 60? 70? She seemed ageless, willowy with grace and long hair...
A Prescription for General Well-being What heals a person’s ailments is a question as old as time. As a clinical psychologist I meet people struggling with conditions physical, spiritual and relational in nature; they suffer in their individual ways and hope I can...
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