by Ana Quirk | Nov 17, 2025 | Winter
I recently traveled to a place where the temperature in the winter can get as low as -60 degrees Fahrenheit (which, interestingly, is the same temperature in Celsius, since the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales meet at -40 degrees). The trees that dominated the landscape...
by Ana Quirk | Nov 13, 2025 | Grief
“If you simply cannot understand why someone is grieving so much, for so long, then consider yourself fortunate that you do not understand”. – Joanne Cacciatore Grief is love. Dr. Cacciatore says, when we love deeply, we mourn deeply. I am acutely aware of how...
by Ana Quirk | Nov 10, 2025 | Mindfulness
Meditation is a training of the mind. There are many ways to meditate, and many traditions, but I will focus on mindfulness meditation, which focuses on paying attention to the present moment in a nonjudgmental way and can help us in achieving a state of calm...
by Ana Quirk | Jul 3, 2025 | Therapists
There’s a huge pile of books in the corner of my home office. Many of them have been read, others have been reread, and only a couple have yet to be read. But if you examine this pile close enough, you’ll notice that every single one of these books are about death and...
by Ana Quirk | Jun 30, 2025 | Therapists
In Tennessee, storm season generally runs from March through early June, although we do experience a second storm season in the fall. Being a part of Dixie Alley, Tennessee can get year-round activity when it comes to severe weather, and we are known for having more...
