This section is about staying strong when the going gets tough. Come and find ways to increase your resiliency and coping skills when things get hard.
Yesterday I was talking with a colleague about my 3.5 jobs. Currently I work for an agency, I’m starting my own business, an online therapy service and I started doing supervision. (My daughter decided on that number and I’m going with it!) This colleague of mine asked me how many sessions I’m scheduling a week? …
Before I rolled out of bed this morning I started at my wall for a few minutes and just felt so overwhelmed with peace and joy…. Maybe I should explain. Recently my family helped me redecorate my room. It had been the same for like seven years? I remember how much fun I had redoing …
There were years when things were hard. I mean like a whole decade (if not more) that was really really dark. I got divorced, I was a single mom with four kids looking for a job that just wouldn’t come. I only went on one job interview after a year of searching and they gave …
Today I did a therapy session with a kiddo who built a fort under the kitchen table. Complete with a lamp, Legos and snacks….oh and a kitty that visited to say hi. It was so fun! We built with Legos and talked about feelings. It really reminded me of the magic of childhood and the …
When it comes to coping skills one of my absolute favorites is music. When I’m calm and feeling peaceful and quiet I like to listen to Simon and Garfunkel. When I’ve had a long day at work I’ve been known to blast some Taylor Swift and sing at the top of my lungs while I …
One of the more difficult skills I continue to try to master is listening. It’s something I practice every day and everywhere that I am. I mean, depending on how you look at it, I could be considered a professional listener. But unfortunately while I’m often really good at it at work, in my personal …
So much of our day to day internal experience is based on our thoughts. Recently I’ve been practicing meditation. It blows me away how often my thoughts get racing and how hard it is to get them back on track! And that’s when I’m actually paying attention! I’m working on noticing how often that happens …
Do your thoughts tend to run rampant in your head? Mine too….
If you look up the definition of community on google you’ll find: “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.” This can be a pretty broad definition if you think about it. I often think of my community as the town or city that I live in. …
This morning I fell down a rabbit hole of TED talks. I planned to drop my daughter off and then come back home to get some more sleep. I mean why not? It’s a Friday morning and I don’t need to be at work until 11…so I’ll indulge in a lazy morning. But instead, a …