I doubt much explanation is needed when it comes to the age old saying “Don’t cry over spilled milk”. Essentially we’ve all been taught “not to sweat the small stuff” and focus on what really matters…but what happens when life...
I remember walking up to the funeral home’s front porch, seeing my mother’s skin mellowed by green and yellow hews—her face sunken with sorrow. Passing through the front door, I am greeted by large whiteboards filled with photos. Attached to these photos are memories....
This week’s blog is inspired by a personal client of mine. During our session, she discussed various aspects of her relationship with her parents that she missed. This conversation eventually led me to ask her how she felt about writing a letter to her parents,...
In the New Year of 2021, I began my graduate program of Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Mental Health Counseling was something I was fairly new to but also not new in small ways. By this point I had books on my bookshelf to make one believe I was a therapist (book...
“What if rather than being disheartened by the ambiguity, the uncertainty of life, we accepted it and relaxed into it?” – Pema Chödrön Uncertainty. Relinquishing control. Letting go of having all the answers. For me, embracing ambiguity can feel nearly impossible....
Dear self: for you to read whenever you forget. Hi there, I hope this letter finds you well and warm, safe and happy, and I want you to know that you deserve those things very deeply. It is January and you have done so well and I am so immensely proud of you. These...