Relationships
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How (and Why) to Play with Your Child
“Enter into children’s play, and you will find the place where their minds, hearts, and souls meet.” Virginia Axline, pioneering…
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Love Beyond Romance
“We need friends who wince along with our pain, who tolerate our gloom, and who allow us to be weak…
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Like a River
This past year, I read John O’Donohue’s poem “Fluent” for the first time, and it hit me right in the…
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Embracing Your Worst to Find Your Best
As children, many of us loved hating Cruella de Vil, the villain in 101 Dalmatians (the book or movie). As…
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A Compassionate Check-In
Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS) provides a way to connect with parts, including our inner critic, so we can understand…
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Spring into Growth
We have been conditioned by society to set new goals in January, the start of a new year. Start fresh,…
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Community Care
“The truth of who we are, is that we are, because we belong. It’s in our DNA.” — Desmond Tutu…
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Bonding for Life: FirstPlay Therapy
How do we know when we are in a healthy intimate relationship? What might we notice? Empathy? Mutuality? Comforting Touch?…
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Art Activity for Kids: Feelings Heart
As a play therapist and a mother of two, I am often encouraging children to find ways to express their…
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Conceptual Journey
What is taken for granted? What goes quicker than we thought? What can be wasted the most?…
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Time
A warm sweater coat, wrapped around me like my grandmother’s arms, flapping in the wind as I…
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Nature Heals
My love for nature and the outdoors began in my childhood — climbing the trees of the local parks, playing…
