Wellness
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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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Quiet and Candlelight at the Year’s End
These final weeks before the winter solstice are the darkest of the year. There is beauty in the contrast of…
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The Connection between financial health and mental health
“Money can’t buy happiness” is a widely used phrase. One that should also include, “and it can sure cause a…
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Retreats: Pause, Connect, Create — and Get Inspired
Summertime is for novelty. We spend more time outdoors, travel to new places, and do things that darker, colder times…
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Beginner’s Mind and Our Inner Child
When we have no thought of achievement, no thought of self, we are true beginners. Then we can really learn…
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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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Ritual Practices for Meaning, Connection, and Support
“Ritual is able to hold the long discarded shards of our stories and make them whole again. It has the…
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The Practice of Stillness in a Fast-Paced World
The beginning of a new year is often a time to start anew. Something I have recently incorporated into my…
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Light in the Dark
Being a light in dark places means embodying hope, resilience, and compassion in the face of adversity.…
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Why Self-Compassion is More Important Than Self-Esteem
In my work as a therapist, I find that people frequently come to therapy worried about self-esteem, either their own…
