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 …
I’ve been struggling in my own mind over the past few days thinking about when and how I wanted to address the issues around racism that have been so prevalent. I have to admit I’m apprehensive about posting this because I don’t want to offend anyone or say the wrong thing. But I cannot sit …
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….
“What do those letters after your name mean?” LMSW, LCSW, LISW, LMHC, LPCC, LMFT…..what does it all mean? Let’s break it down: LMSW: Licensed Master Social Worker The requirement for this license is that a person has a Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited (legitimate) school. After graduation the person must pass a …
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 …
I can’t think of a better word to describe how I’m feeling in the midst of COVID-19, social distancing and quarantine then uncertainty. Just last week (has it only been a WEEK?) I found out kids will not be going back to school until the Fall! The things that are happening in this state and …
I tried something new in therapy last night. (Yes, I have a therapist too. “A therapist who needs a therapist?” you say? Yes, but that’s another post…) Anyway….so I tried setting an intention for myself. My therapist used a Reiki technique to help me “install” this intention on a conscious, subconscious and unconscious level. The …
At the beginning of the year, I try to think of a word to be my focus for the year. Sort of like an abbreviated New Year’s resolution. It’s getting close to the end of January and it finally hit me. I was talking to a friend about starting my business last week. She said, …