A Few Tips on Mindfully Navigating the Holidays

October 8, 2018April 25, 2021Leave a comment

Originally posted November 2016 While the holiday season can be joyous and abundant with excitement and love, it also can be a time of great grief, stress and sadness. What we do not have is hi-lighted in contrast to what we wish we had. Expectations are heightened as we look for how things "should be" … Continue reading A Few Tips on Mindfully Navigating the Holidays

Back to School!

October 8, 2018April 25, 2021Leave a comment

Originally posted August 20, 2016. Back to school time! While I know that some of you are still hanging onto these last few weeks of summer and may even be in denial of the upcoming school year, it is time to start thinking about how to prepare for the change ahead. Right about now I … Continue reading Back to School!

Being with Helplessness

September 27, 2018April 25, 2021Leave a comment

I have been quiet these days online. I have been watching and listening and I have been quiet. What do I say as a trauma specialist who has worked with hundreds of women and men who have survived sexual assault? What do I say as a person who has also been assaulted and spent my … Continue reading Being with Helplessness

A Note for Teens on their Future

February 3, 2018April 25, 2021Leave a comment

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! YOU ONLY HAVE TO EXPLORE WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN NOW! REPEAT. Often this time of year I have many eighth graders and juniors/seniors in high school come into my … Continue reading A Note for Teens on their Future