In my last blog, we looked at our wins and losses for the year as individuals and if you haven’t done that yet for yourself, I would encourage you to do that first. A story, I can't forget... Last month, I met a young man in an airport that told me about the murder of […]
This time of year, I often spend some time with myself and with clients thinking about what the wins were for the year. What were your proud of? What did you do that you want to repeat? What happened that you would like to let go of? Most of the time there is a pretty healthy mix of […]
It seems like every day I see something more horrific in the news. Natural disasters are terrible and sad but what feels even more inexplicable are the things that we do to each other. This week alone I read an article comparing and contrasting three unrelated shootings in different cities and another about how a father used […]
You know that feeling when something terrible happens to someone you know and you don’t know what do so… So you just say nothing? Then eventually the roles are reversed and something awful happens to you. Something that will alter your life and the way you see the world and no one seems to notice […]
Last time we looked out what your civic duty is to your community and yourself. Today, I thought it would be interesting to look at fairness and justice. Is there a difference? I often hear, ‘it isn’t fair.’ Hell, I even think it from time to time. And typically, when I hear it, I agree. […]
In late August, I was hot (cuz I live in Austin) and a bit tired as I had been working a lot so I was really looking forward to my vacation. As I was making plans for my down time, I got a letter informing me that it was once again my turn to appear for […]
Remember that Everlast song, “What It’s Like?” (Yes, I grew up in 90’s.) There is a line: You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start That line always reminds me that life can take us in so many directions. We can live to spite our life's circumstances or we can fall […]
I am pretty passionate about working with addicts and their families. Partially because, much like cancer, it does not discriminate from socioeconomic backgrounds, gender or ethnicity. And like cancer, there are things that can increase or decrease risk but there is no magic pill. It can happen to anyone and affect any family So I come a […]
Finding the right therapist can be difficult so it can be good to think about what you need before you get started and I always recommend people at least reach out to more than one person and when possible set appointments with more than one potential therapist and make your choice after that. But first… […]