Jul 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
It seems the world is filled with loss right now. I know many people are grieving big things, but some times it’s harder to acknowledge small losses. When so many have lost so much, it may not feel right to grieve things that have changed in our everyday lives. But...
May 1, 2020 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Lately I’ve been watching Wyoming PBS history documentaries on YouTube. They can be both intriguing, as in the development of the first coast-to-coast highway, and sobering, as in survival during the blizzard of 1949. Stories of ranchers providing rescue, food, and...
Dec 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“You have listened to fears, child,” said Aslan. “Come, let me breathe on you. Forget them. Are you brave again?” C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian I recently came across this quote and I lost my breath a little. I was startled by the truth that fear doesn’t stand a chance...
Dec 2, 2018 | Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
I recently spoke at a local church for one of their Christmas events. I was asked to speak about the pain of the holidays. I was surprised and delighted at the same time. As a psychotherapist, I am entrenched in the pain of the holidays (while as a parent I still...
Sep 1, 2018 | Couples & Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling
Most people get married believing a myth that marriage is a beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for: Companionship, Intimacy, Friendship, etc. The truth is that marriage at the start is an empty box. You must put something in before you can take...