I'm not a big New Years Resolution kinda gal, but I do contemplate what I want the upcoming year to look each year. This year my friends introduced me to the idea of identifying a word of the year. My word is "intention" and I have to admit that it is a big one and can be pretty vague. I want to get … [Read more...]
Why Meditate?
There is not one client who I have not talked about mindfulness practice and meditation as an important tool in your coping skills tool belt. It's an important tool, not only just as a coping tool, but as a regular every day practice. It seems like such a simple practice and you can wonder how … [Read more...]
The Way It Should Be
"The primary cause of happiness is never the situation, but your thoughts about it." - Eckhart Tolle Our lives are full of uncomfortable moments, some impact us a lot and some only for a short period of time. I often talk to my clients about being aware of how we "should" ourselves and how to … [Read more...]
The Power of the Present
Depression often presents when we are thinking about the past. We think about what we said or did or what happened that should not have. Anxiety presents when we engage in future thinking. We worry about what will happen or how we are going to handle a situation. In reality, we don't have any … [Read more...]