Jan 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Life is filled with challenges, some of which are beyond our control. It’s a common saying that we must “accept the things we cannot change”, especially when facing situations like past events, the actions of others, or unforeseen circumstances such as illness or job...
Jan 17, 2024 | Family Counseling, Individual Counseling, Teen Counseling
Taking your teen’s phone away isn’t always the answer. Typically, I do not advocate for a teenager to completely lose access to their phone and/or computer as a consequence for a disciplinary measure. It can alter behaviors out of compliance, but this can...
Jan 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
A healthy view of self is a necessary building block to a quality life. How do you develop that view? Certainly, our life expression helps develop our self esteem as does our personality structure. The whole structure versus nurture dynamic. But, for the purposes of...
Dec 26, 2023 | Holiday, Individual Counseling
It is two days past the winter solstice. (I’m writing now b/c I’m an introvert & I need time to process before I speak.) I went outside the morning of 12/21/23 to mediate as this is a practice of mine in the solstice & equinox. My intent during this practice...
Nov 28, 2023 | Child & Teen Counseling, Individual Counseling, Teen Counseling
“I take an out of the way drive in and around the north side of town where the smoke from hell’s exhaust pipe lingers above the cheap rent in the dark night.” These are the words that still ring in my soul from my time in Marshalltown, Iowa. 25 years later, I still...
