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November 8, 2018
When You Don't Know What to Say...

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 […]

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October 25, 2018
Is it Fair?

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.  […]

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October 11, 2018
What's Your Civic Duty?

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 […]

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September 27, 2018
Addiction is a Family Disorder

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 […]

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September 13, 2018
My Least Favorite Marijuana Myth

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 […]

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August 30, 2018
Finding the Right EMDR therapist

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… […]

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August 16, 2018
Who is EMDR right for?

So last time we talked about what EMDR is and that basics for how it works.  Now, it’s time to explore whoEMDR is for. What I often hear… On the rare occasion that someone has heard of EMDR, they generally tell me one of two things: It is just for veterans. Well, it’s great for […]

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August 2, 2018
What is EMDR?

What is EMDR? In grad school, knew I wanted to work with trauma so I looked for as many opportunities as I could find to learn about/study/read about trauma treatment.  That’s where I first heard about EMDR and learned about exposure treatments and hypnosis. I took a brief training on exposure therapy and felt horrible.  […]

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July 19, 2018
When is time to get a new therapist?

Maybe you have gotten all they have to give or perhaps you feel as though they don’t understand you or worse… they never did.  It may be time to end things. How do you know? My goal for all of my clients is for them to get to a place in life where they feel […]

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